Move Unallocated Space Outside Extended Partition in Windows 10/8/7

Move Unallocated Space Outside Extended Partition in Windows 10/8/7

Geeks - Moving unallocated space outside of an extended partition in Windows 10, Windows 8, or Windows 7 can be a useful operation if you want to create a new primary partition or logical drive, or if you want to extend an existing partition or logical drive. Here's how to do it:

Open the Disk Management utility. In Windows 10, you can do this by right-clicking on the Start button and selecting "Disk Management" from the menu. In Windows 8 and Windows 7, you can open the Disk Management utility by right-clicking on "Computer" and selecting "Manage," then clicking on "Disk Management" under the "Storage" heading.

In the Disk Management utility, locate the unallocated space that you want to move outside of the extended partition. It should be shown as a block of black space next to the extended partition.

Right-click on the extended partition and select "Delete Volume" from the menu. This will delete the extended partition and all of the logical drives within it, but it will not delete any of the data stored on those drives.

Right-click on the unallocated space and select "New Simple Volume" from the menu. This will launch the New Simple Volume Wizard.

Follow the prompts in the New Simple Volume Wizard to create a new primary partition or logical drive using the unallocated space. You can specify the size of the partition or drive, as well as the drive letter and file system.

Once the new partition or drive has been created, you can move any data from the deleted extended partition to the new partition or drive.

That's it! You should now have moved the unallocated space outside of the extended partition and created a new primary partition or logical drive using that space. Keep in mind that this process is not reversible, so be sure to make a backup of any important data before deleting the extended partition.