Disk Cloning Software

[weelzSA]

In Windows Disk Management you can right click the volume you want to extend (eg C Drive) and choose extend. You can then allocate the available space to that partition and extend it.

Yeah I tried that - but even after formatting the un-allocated space and not assigning drive letter or anything, the option to extend C drive is greyed out.

I then tried to allocate a drive letter and formatting. Then I see it as a new drive but when I try extend C drive it is still greyed out.

 

[InvisibleJim]

Yeah I tried that - but even after formatting the un-allocated space and not assigning drive letter or anything, the option to extend C drive is greyed out.

I then tried to allocate a drive letter and formatting. Then I see it as a new drive but when I try extend C drive it is still greyed out.

Not sure what the problem is from your description but the un-allocated space must be un-allocated space to be able to extend so not formatted or anything like that

 

[DaDon]

@weelzSA - i cloned my OS drive just last night, used Macrium Reflect to clone - did some re-sizing and it cloned, then i noticed it had also left some un-allocated space, used AOMEI Partition Assistant to merge the space and now all good...
hope the latter helps with your case, but yeah, WDM should have also did the trick...

Cheers
D

 

[Mystic Twilight]

Yeah I tried that - but even after formatting the un-allocated space and not assigning drive letter or anything, the option to extend C drive is greyed out.

I then tried to allocate a drive letter and formatting. Then I see it as a new drive but when I try extend C drive it is still greyed out.

Your free space must be physically next to the C: partition (start and end block positioning for your partitions), im guessing when you cloned you had some hidden partitions that came with and is between the C: partition and the empty partition which windows disk management can't see and isn't showing. I would suggest you redo the macrium clone, in the screen where you see the source/destination drives and you can click/drag partitions, there is an options/settings that shows you the partition start/end points (on the destination drive, don't mess up the source drive if you don't want a bad day). Just add/subtract the number of blocks until the free space is shifted to be next to the C: partition, then when completed you can extend with the windows disk management.

Or you can try using other software, some might be smart enough to reshuffle the partition block positions automatically.

 

[nemo415]

Yeah I tried that - but even after formatting the un-allocated space and not assigning drive letter or anything, the option to extend C drive is greyed out.

I then tried to allocate a drive letter and formatting. Then I see it as a new drive but when I try extend C drive it is still greyed out.

download the minitool partition wizard... makes resizing a breeze.

Next time, in Macrium, when you choose the partition to clone, selected "cloned partition properties" in the wizard, and resize the target partition there.

 

[weelzSA]

download the minitool partition wizard... makes resizing a breeze.

Next time, in Macrium, when you choose the partition to clone, selected "cloned partition properties" in the wizard, and resize the target partition there.

This worked super easily and super quick too thanks.

Before this I tried to use Macroit Partition and after an hour it finished but didn't change ANYTHIG! Your recommendation did it in less than a minute.