unallocated disk space....

[ACretens]

Hi there,

I just recently noticed this, so I'm not sure when it happened... but my 320 GB HDD is only coming up as 48 GB. I realized when I tried to install a game and it told me I didn't have enough space! So I did some checking in the disk management and sure enough, the missing gigs are un-allocated! how do I return them to the C: drive? I've looked for the answers online, but other people have partitions and all that, and I don't. I just want my space back to C; where it belongs! =) funny thing is I ran an HP performance advisor and the gigs are showing up correctly on there, just windows 7 is only showing 48... really strange...

thanks for your help.

 

[johnnyb105]

ok go into disk management find the unallocated portion and right click and make new simple volume then go to c drive and click extend drive .

links

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/termsd/p/disk-management.htm

http://www.7tutorials.com/how-manage-your-disks-using-disk-management-utility

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/shrink-extend-volumes-partitions-windows-7/


try these see if it helps.

 

[ACretens]

thank you for your quick response! another night owl like myself! =) i will try that right now real quick!

 

[ACretens]

now that I made the the new simple volume on the un-allocated space, the option to extend the C: drive is now grayed out, now I just gotta figure out how to merge the two =)

 

[johnnyb105]

ok what name for the new drive ? I belive you now need to delete the new drive if nothing is on it and then close out disk management and open it back up and do the extend volume.
just my 2 cents.

 

[ACretens]

ok there, I went back deleted the new volume I made and then just extended to C and Voila! fixed! thanks so much!

 

[johnnyb105]

Your welcome glad it worked for you and if you ever need any help just ask anyone here at toms we are here to help again Thank you and enjoy!

Just my 2 cents.

 

[ACretens]

Sure thing! =)