How do I increase the size of my hard drive in Windows 10?

How do I resize my hard drive in Windows 10?

To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Open Disk Management.
  2. On the lower part of the Disk Management window, right-click on Data (D:) and select Shrink Volume… from the options.
  3. In the field provided in the Shrink dialog box, enter the amount of space by which to shrink the disk and click Shrink.

How do I increase the size of my hard drive?

To make any or all of that happen, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Disk Management console window. …
  2. Right-click the volume you want to extend. …
  3. Choose the command Extend Volume. …
  4. Click the Next button. …
  5. Choose the chunks of unallocated space to add to the existing drive. …
  6. Click the Next button.
  7. Click the Finish button.

How can I increase my C drive space?

Solution

  1. Simultaneously press Windows logo key and R key to open Run dialog box. …
  2. Right click on C drive, then select “Shrink volume”
  3. On the next screen, you can adjust the needed shrinking size (also the size for new partition)
  4. Then the C drive side will be shrinked, and there will be new unallocated disk space.

Why can’t I shrink my C drive?

The reason why Windows won’t let you shrink the volume is as the message shown in Disk Management suggested, because there are immovable system files at the very end of the volume, as this screenshot from utility shows us.

How do I reduce the size of my C drive in Windows 10?

Solution

  1. Simultaneously press Windows logo key and R key to open Run dialog box. …
  2. Right click on C drive, then select “Shrink volume”
  3. On the next screen, you can adjust the needed shrinking size (also the size for new partition)
  4. Then the C drive side will be shrinked, and there will be new unallocated disk space.

How can I increase C drive space in Windows 10 without any software?

Extend Partition Windows 10 FAQ

  1. Run MiniTool Partition Wizard. (To expand the system partition, it is recommended to use the bootable edition).
  2. Right-click the Windows partition and click Extend.
  3. Take some free space from another drive or the unallocated space.
  4. Click Apply.

Why is my C drive full and D drive empty?

The C drive fills up quickly because of improper size allocation, and installing too many programs. Windows is already installed on the C drive. Also, the operating system tends to save files on the C drive by default.

How do I add more disk space to my computer?

How to increase your storage space on a PC

  1. Delete programs you never use. On Windows® 10 and Windows® 8, right-click the Start button (or press Windows key+X), select Control Panel, then under Programs, select Uninstall a program. …
  2. Back up rarely used data on an external hard drive. …
  3. Run the Disk Cleanup utility.

What do I do when my C drive is full?

Solution 2. Run Disk Cleanup

  1. Right-click on C: drive and select Properties, and then click “Disk Cleanup” button in the disk properties window.
  2. In Disk Cleanup window, select the files you want to delete and click OK. If this does not free up much space, you can click Clean up system files button to delete system files.

Does program files have to be on C drive?

When need to move program files to another drive? Most programs are installed in C: drive by default. As time goes by, the system partition may run out of space owing to increasing programs, and the PC may slow down as well.

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