Unable to use unallocated space

[zrkraus]

So im having problems allocating free space on my new hard drive. I recently upgraded my 1 tb hdd to a 4 tb hdd, and copied my existing data on to the new one using macrium reflect. I was able to boot my pc from the new drive with no problems, but when I go to my disc management like, all of the new storage gained from my larger hdd is unallocated. In addition, because none of the data is adjacent to my C: drive, i cannot extent it out. Any thoughts from anyone?

 

[USAFRet]

So im having problems allocating free space on my new hard drive. I recently upgraded my 1 tb hdd to a 4 tb hdd, and copied my existing data on to the new one using macrium reflect. I was able to boot my pc from the new drive with no problems, but when I go to my disc management like, all of the new storage gained from my larger hdd is unallocated. In addition, because none of the data is adjacent to my C: drive, i cannot extent it out. Any thoughts from anyone?

1. Screencap of your Disk Management window, please.

2. What OS is this?

3. For a boot drive over 2TB, it needs to be GPT, and the BIOS boot needs to be UEFI.

 

[zrkraus]

So im having problems allocating free space on my new hard drive. I recently upgraded my 1 tb hdd to a 4 tb hdd, and copied my existing data on to the new one using macrium reflect. I was able to boot my pc from the new drive with no problems, but when I go to my disc management like, all of the new storage gained from my larger hdd is unallocated. In addition, because none of the data is adjacent to my C: drive, i cannot extent it out. Any thoughts from anyone?

1. Screencap of your Disk Management window, please.

2. What OS is this?

3. For a boot drive over 2TB, it needs to be GPT, and the BIOS boot needs to be UEFI.

Lemme know if this link works, also my OS is windows 10. Basically im able to allocate that first chunk, but no matter what i do im unable to do anything with that second chunk.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwxDtzcWFcuwZjlQX3drNWc3MWRRTjJtbG85eVpwWWpzLVZr/view

 

[USAFRet]

So im having problems allocating free space on my new hard drive. I recently upgraded my 1 tb hdd to a 4 tb hdd, and copied my existing data on to the new one using macrium reflect. I was able to boot my pc from the new drive with no problems, but when I go to my disc management like, all of the new storage gained from my larger hdd is unallocated. In addition, because none of the data is adjacent to my C: drive, i cannot extent it out. Any thoughts from anyone?

1. Screencap of your Disk Management window, please.

2. What OS is this?

3. For a boot drive over 2TB, it needs to be GPT, and the BIOS boot needs to be UEFI.

Lemme know if this link works, also my OS is windows 10
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwxDtzcWFcuwZjlQX3drNWc3MWRRTjJtbG85eVpwWWpzLVZr/view

Nope, need permission.

Most people here upload to imgur.com , and post the link.

 

[zrkraus]

So im having problems allocating free space on my new hard drive. I recently upgraded my 1 tb hdd to a 4 tb hdd, and copied my existing data on to the new one using macrium reflect. I was able to boot my pc from the new drive with no problems, but when I go to my disc management like, all of the new storage gained from my larger hdd is unallocated. In addition, because none of the data is adjacent to my C: drive, i cannot extent it out. Any thoughts from anyone?

1. Screencap of your Disk Management window, please.

2. What OS is this?

3. For a boot drive over 2TB, it needs to be GPT, and the BIOS boot needs to be UEFI.

Lemme know if this link works, also my OS is windows 10
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwxDtzcWFcuwZjlQX3drNWc3MWRRTjJtbG85eVpwWWpzLVZr/view

Nope, need permission.

Most people here upload to imgur.com , and post the link.

https://imgur.com/a/g2jPAZy

 

[USAFRet]

Bit confused here...
That pic is showing your 1TB as the C drive, and the 4TB as D and 2x large unallocated spaces.

 

[zrkraus]

Yeh sorry about that, thats cause after i encountered this problem, i switched back to boot from my original hard drive

 

[USAFRet]

Yeh sorry about that, thats cause after i encountered this problem, i switched back to boot from my original hard drive

AS said earlier...

To use a drive larger than 2TB for the OS drive, it needs to be GPT and UEFI in the BIOS.

Personally, I'd just use the 4TB as a secondary drive. Leave the OS on the 1TB, and move a bunch of stuff over to the 4TB.
Much less hassle.

 

[zrkraus]

That probably wouldnt be much of a problem, but is that why i can only allocate that first little chunk and nothing more?

 

[USAFRet]

That probably wouldnt be much of a problem, but is that why i can only allocate that first little chunk and nothing more?

For the boot drive, yes...that is exactly the issue.
And cloning from the 1TB recreated that specific size on the new 4TB. The other space is unusable due to GPT, etc.

 

[zrkraus]

Sorry if im abit redundant here, but my best option is instead of cloning, just keep the larger blank, and individually move any desired files into the d drive?

 

[USAFRet]

Sorry if im abit redundant here, but my best option is instead of cloning, just keep the larger blank, and individually move any desired files into the d drive?

Leave the 1TB as the C drive with the OS and applications.
Use the 4TB as a secondary, D drive.

Games, videos, music...all that sort of stuff.

That's what I would do.

Steam games, for instance...
You can have them on multiple drives. The Steam client still on the C drive, and the games can be installed on either.
Steam games location
In the steam client:
Steam
Settings
Downloads
Steam Library Folders
Add library folder

To move an already installed game
Games library
Right click the game
Properties
Local Files
Move Install Folder

 

[zrkraus]

ill probably just do that then, is doesnt sound like its worth the trouble to format the new hdd for my os.

 

[zrkraus]

With everything deleted from the new hdd, the two spaces are still separated from one another, any advice on this?
https://imgur.com/a/nBm8Rsh

 

[USAFRet]

With everything deleted from the new hdd, the two spaces are still separated from one another, any advice on this?
https://imgur.com/a/nBm8Rsh

Can you delete either or both of those partitions?
In the small square at the left, what options does it give you when you right click that?

 

[zrkraus]

right clicking on either of the unallocated spaces gives me a few options, new simple volume, new spanned volume, new stripped volume, properties and help, but spanned and stripped volumes are greyed out.

 

[USAFRet]

right clicking on either of the unallocated spaces gives me a few options, new simple volume, new spanned volume, new stripped volume, properties and help, but spanned and stripped volumes are greyed out.

Nothing about Delete?
On the square to the left, where it says Disk 0....right click that.

 

[zrkraus]

right clicking disk 0 gives me new spanned volume (grey), new stripped volume (grey), convert to dynamic disk (grey), convert to GPT disk, properties, help.

 

[USAFRet]

right clicking disk 0 gives me new spanned volume (grey), new stripped volume (grey), convert to dynamic disk (grey), convert to GPT disk, properties, help.

"convert to GPT disk" is what you want.

 

[zrkraus]

that fixed the problem right there, is there any specific way to create a new D drive?

 

[USAFRet]

that fixed the problem right there, is there any specific way to create a new D drive?

Now...right click on the large space, and select New Simple Volume
Then, Format and give it a drive letter.

 

[zrkraus]

thanks alot, everything seems to be in working order, ill get to moving all of my stuff over.

 

[USAFRet]

Excellent...