Windows 10: Can't extend partition volume of my external hard disk although it already has an...

Hello,you can see the problem in the screenshot: I can't extend the primarly volume partition on the unallocated one since "Extend volume" option is greyed out.My apology for the italian language setting: I'm working in spaghetti-land and I would appreciate your help.Thank you in advance,D.

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Extend Volume in disk managment not working

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Let me help you.

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  Since when did the issue started appearing?
  
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  Have you made any changes in settings prior to the issue?
  
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  Do you receive any error code or error message on the screen?
  

I suggest you to follow the exact steps mentioned below and check if you are able to perform the action.

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  Run Disk Management. Open Run Command (Windows button +R) a dialog box will open and type "diskmgmt.msc".
  
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  In the Disk Management screen, just right-click on the partition that you want to shrink, and select “Extend Volume” from the menu
  
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  Locate your system partition — that’s probably the C: partition. Right-click on it and select “Shrink Volume.” If you have multiple partitions on your hard drive, you could also choose to resize a different partition to free up
  space.
  

Check if it helps.



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Error appears when extending the volume in external hard disk

Hi,

I'm using my old laptop hard disk as external portable harddisk.

I'm trying to extend volume of 2 partitions (1 is around 99GB, 2 is 59GB) which already have a pre allocated space in it.

When I try to extend any of these voulmes, I see some prompt saying this operation will convert the selected basic disk(s) to dynamic disk(s)...... and I selected yes.

After selecting YES, I see an error saying "The operation is not supported by the object" and I cant do any other process.

Please help me on this

 

how to add a portion of disk into another hard disk partition in windows 10?

Hi Hamiul,

I realize the inconvenience you are facing. Let me help you in resolving the issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if that helps.

• Run Disk Management. Open Run Command (Windows button +R) a dialog box will open and type "diskmgmt.msc".
• In the Disk Management screen, just right-click on the partition that you want to shrink, and select “Extend Volume” from the menu
• Locate your system partition — that’s probably the C: partition. Right-click on it and select “Shrink Volume.” If you have multiple partitions on your hard drive, you could also choose to resize a different partition to free up space.

Hope the information helps. Please let us know if the issue persist and we will be happy to assist you further.

Thank you.