I want to expand the size of my Windows 7 Partition. My disk is currently split into two parts, one for the OS and then one for data. I shrunk the data partition, but it turned it into free space, which seems to be tied in the data partition somehow. The geometry of the disk is:
100MB System Reserved| 60GB Windows| (300 somethingGB Storage|Free Space) (not sure of the size offhand)
What I want to do is turn that free space at the end into unallocated space and then add it to my Windows partition. I don't see any option to do this in Disk Management. I also assume the memory has to be contiguous. Do I need a 3rd party tool to do all this or can I do it from Windows?
Best Answer
Download GParted.
You've already freed up the space. You have one more step to add into this. You need to move the Storage partition all the way to the end of the drive, essentially moving the unallocated space to be between the storage partition and the Windows partition. This allows you to expand the Windows partition into the now available contiguous space.
Just noticed your comment in the other answer about UEFI. Download and use EaseUS to move the partition over.