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C partition. When you use Windows 10 Disk Management to extend a partition, sometimes you may find the Extend Volume option is grayed out.

Is there something wrong with this tool? No, the reason is that the function of Extend Volume in Windows 10 is only available when there is contiguous unallocated space behind the partition you would like to extend.

What can you do when you don't have unallocated space on hard drive? What's more, you can even enlarge a partition without unallocated space on the hard drive. The following will show you 2 methods in two different situations to extend partition successfully with Partition Assistant. Right-click on the partition you need to extend e.

D Drive and choose Merge Partitions. Tick the checkbox before the unallocated space and then click OK. For example, if you increase the size of a partition, you can only use the unallocated space next to it and just on the right side.

But the feature "Shrink Volume" always makes the unallocated space locates behind the volume you shrink. Therefore, in many cases, you have to delete a partition before you can extend one.

What's worse, you can't shrink a volume beyond the point where any unmovable files are located. Thus, it seems that you need to hire a better disk management tool. AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard is a free disk partition management software that comes with a lot of powerful functions that enable you to control hard disks and partitions easily.

Besides, most operations can be completed simply by a few clicks without losing data! What is Disk Management?