How to Resize Partitions in Windows 7?
If you need to resize partitions from Windows 7, you don’t need a third-party tool. Just like you have on Windows Vista, you can resize partitions in Windows 7.
How to resize a partition in Windows 7?
In order to resize partitions in Windows 7, you have to open the Disk Management utility. To do that, go to the search bar in your Start menu and type ‘create and format’. Now click on the link that comes up on top.
In the Disk Management window that appears, you’ll see all partitions of your computer listed one by one.
Right click on the partition that you want to resize, and then choose the ‘Shrink Volume’ option. Windows will now query for available disk space.
In the Shrink Volume window that appears next, type the amount you want to shrink by in the ‘Enter the amount of disk space you want to shrink in MB’ label. For example, to shrink the partition from 25 GB to 20 GB, type 5000 in the text box.
Click Shrink. You’ve just resized a partition in Windows 7 and shrunk it!
If you want to increase the size of a partition without shrinking it, use the Extend Volume option from the right click menu.
That’s how you resize partitions in Windows 7! Disclaimer: Make sure that you backup all your data before resizing. We’re not responsible for any damage caused.
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Hi there:
I got a small problem in Windows 7. When I open Computermanagement > Diskmanagement > I can see all my volumes of my 500 GB hard drive: C/D/E/F. So far so good – defragmented and the last two even formatted.
However when I open My Computer it only shows the first two volumes: C (active/Windows 7) and D: large folders and .img files.
How can I acces or even see partitions E and F ?!
Help is welcome because I’ll be running out of space shortly.
Thanks for reading this … hope you have an awnser.
Jon
22 Jul 09 at 3:47 am
Hello again:
Solved the problem of no acces to my partitions of my hard drive. Entered Diskmanagement where I can see all my partitons C/D/E/F and disk drives G/H. First I assigned the “invisible” partitions to random letters of the alphabet (Q/X) and closed Diskmanagement.
To my surprise they showed up when I opened My Computer. Then I simply changed the names back to E/F.
So with a little fiddling around I gained my 300 Gb back. Sorry I disturbed you wiith this.
Maybe it will help others who encounter the same problem.
Thanks again.
Jon
22 Jul 09 at 4:57 pm
Hello I was trying to shrink my drive however it says i have 700 mb free but I really have 70 gb free!?! whats with that
Ethan
4 Nov 09 at 6:24 am
Windows vista，Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 all have the ability to shrink and expand partition in disk management, but there must be some unallocated space next to the partition which you want to expand. If there is no unallocated space next to the partition which you want to expand, how to expand this partition? A thirty party tool is a best choice, please visit: http://www.partition-tool.com/resource/extend-window-7-partition.htm
Frank
21 Dec 09 at 7:06 pm
When “Extend Volume” option is greyed out, if have to activise, an instruction talk about the greyed problem: http://www.extend-partition.com/extend-system-boot-partition.html
lensin
2 Feb 10 at 9:45 am
How can I resize a 64 bits Windows 7 HDD partition?
All the software I find on the Internet are for the 32 bits not for 64 bits. I´m running out of space in drive C and the laptop is getting too slowly.
Please, I need help!!!!
Febe Angel Ciudad Ricardo
24 Mar 10 at 9:55 am
Download free partition software from
http://www.support.justinjacob.com/softwares/utility.php
justin
23 Apr 10 at 2:33 pm
It worked!
Thank you very much!
Great website!
Mohammed
18 May 10 at 9:41 pm
Thanks! Worked like a Champ! In the past Commercial Partition Tools I bought just ended up clobbering my disk. This great.
Steve B
6 Jun 10 at 10:41 pm
http://www.support.justinjacob.com/softwares/utility.php
Software under this link
Dude my lap top has preinstalled OS in it and all 500GB is been allocated to C drive.
partitioning using above software will result in formatting of C drive?
Deepak
22 Jun 10 at 9:46 pm
[...] Have a look at this link (with screenshots) on how to resize a Windows7 (or Vista) partition. http://www.killertechtips.com/2009/0…-in-windows-7/ For the sake of completeness, in your first post you state that you burned the rar file as image [...]
Attempting DUAL BOOT Win7 with Kub 10.04
27 Jul 10 at 11:33 pm
Hello.
Actully i want to know about primary partitions.
i came to know that there is only one primary partitions can be seen at a time. i have four primary
partitions on my HDD. and they are visible by window 7. or m i doing mistake.
plz help me.
Sarbjeet Singh.
23 Aug 10 at 12:12 am