When you are out of space, or your Windows 10 is extremely slow, you can resize your hard drive partition to increase partition space. There are three ways to resize a partition in Windows 10. Here are the ways.
The first solution is to resize a partition with Qiling Partition Master. It is a reliable disk management tool that has helped many users in increasing C drive space, merging partitions, converting MBR to GPT, and more.
Resize/Move partition function in Qiling Partition Master will help you:
Download and install Qiling Partition Master, and follow the steps below to resize a partition in Windows 10.
To start extending partition, you should first locate the target partition and select "Resize/Move".
Drag the partition panel rightward or leftward to add unallocated space into your current partition and click "Proceed" to start resize the partition.
If there is not enough unallocated space on your disk, click on a big partition with enough free space, select "Resize/Move".
Then drag the partition panel rightward or leftward to small your current partition and click "Proceed" to start resize the partition.
If you prefer a manual way, you can turn to Disk Management. Windows has a built-in tool: Disk Management. It enables you to extend, shrink, and adjust partition size. Follow the steps below to resize the partition with Disk Management.
Step 1. Press Windows + X, select "Computer Management" from the list.
Step 2. Right-click the target partition and select "Shrink Volume".
Step 3. In the pop-up window, enter the amount of space and click "Shrink" to execute.
Step 1. Press Windows + X, select "Disk Management" from the list.
Step 2. Right-click the target partition and select "Extend Volume".
Step 3. Click "Next" in the Extend Volume Wizard window.
Step 4. Adjust the space that you need to extend the target volume. Click "Finish" to confirm.
If you are familiar with the CMD command, you can resize the partition with Diskpart. Follow the steps below to resize the partition with Diskpart.
Step 1. Press Windows + R to bring up the Run box.
Step 2. Type diskpart and hit Enter.
Step 3. Type the following command lines and hit Enter each time:
After shrinking the partition, you can extend the partition in Diskpart. In Diskpart, type the following command.
Type exit to finish and close Diskpart
You have learned about three ways to resize partition in Windows 10/8/7. If you are a beginner, Qiling Partition Master is the best shot. If you have unallocated space, Disk Management can satisfy your needs easily. If you are an expert, you can try Diskpart.