After the Windows 11 upgrade, the C drive may have less free space.
Then, you may need to extend the C drive in Windows 11.
This post fromMiniToolshows you how toextend partition Windows 11.
Why Do it’s crucial that you Extend Partition Windows 11?
Windows 11 is the latest major release of Microsofts Windows NT operating system, released in October 2021.
It is a free upgrade to Windows 10.
Therefore, most people will upgrade their PCs to Windows 11 if the PC meets theWindows 11 system requirements.
However, Windows 11 requires more storage than Windows 10.
Windows 10 requires at least 32GB storage while Windows 11 requires at least 64GB storage.
This will drop PC performance.
In this case, they need to extend C drive Windows 11.
The fifth way is the best because it can avoid data loss.
To delete the adjacent partition, you’re free to refer to the following 2 cases.
The adjacent partition is a data partition.
If there is important data on the partition, yo back up it to another drive first.
A data partition is a local drive used to store personal files.
In this case, you’re able to delete the adjacent partition using Disk Management easily.
Here is the guide:
Case 2.
The adjacent partition is the recovery partition.
The recovery partition is designed to restore the PC to factory options when some serious PC issues occur.
To avoid the recovery partition being deleted mistakenly, Microsoft treats it specially.
It usually has no drive letter, and only a Help option is provided in Disk Management.
If you want to delete the recovery partition, you’re gonna wanna use commands.
The DiskPart app will appear in the left pane as the best-match result.
Right-punch it and chooseRun as administrator.
Step 2:Execute the following commands one by one to delete the Recovery partition.
Then, you’re free to use Windows tools to extend Windows 11 partitions.
Can I Delete Recovery Partition in Windows 7/8/10 for Further Use
#1.
Here is the guide on how to extend a volume using Windows Disk Management:
# 3.
Use PowerShell
PowerShell is a system tool introduced since Windows 7.
This tool not only can do what Command Prompt does but also do what Command Prompt cant do.
This tool also can help you extend a volume.
What is Windows PowerShell?
What are the differences between PowerShell and CMD?
This post shows you the answers.
# 5.
Use MiniTool Partition Wizard
MiniTool Partition Wizard is a professional disk management program.
Right-tap the partition you want to extend and chooseExtend.
Step 2:On the pop-up window, choose where to take space from.
you might choose unallocated space or an existing partition.
Then, drag the blue block to decide how much space you want to take.
After that, clickOK.
In this case, I recommend you format/delete the exFAT partition.
Step 3:Click theApplybutton to execute pending operations.
If the volume you want to extend is the C drive, a PC restart may be required.
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