When installing an operating system, drive C is often made small, the minimum required to store the folders of the system and some programs. However, a rare user changes the installation parameters of games, so the free space on the C drive quickly runs out. To increase the size of the partition, use a program for working with hard drives, for example, Acronis Disk Director.
It is necessary
- - a computer;
- - the Internet;
- - Acronis program.
Instructions
Step 1
Take a bootable disk with integrated Acronis Disk Director. This program is included in almost any system disk. If you do not have such a disc, download the image from the Internet and burn it to optical media. You can find it on the official website of the manufacturer acronis.ru. You can install this software on a personal computer, or you can use it on a recorded media when the computer boots up.
Step 2
Boot your computer from an optical disc. To do this, go to the motherboard BIOS and set the boot order first from the DVD drive, and only then from the hard drive. Save the changes and after restarting the computer select the boot of Acronis Disk Director on the disk. To boot using this program, select the appropriate item in the menu and press the Enter key.
Step 3
Wait for the program to start. In the main window of the program, find the section C and select it. In the left pane of the program window, among the available operations, select the item "Increase free space" and click on it. Specify the partition due to which the space on the C drive will be increased, as well as the size of the "cut" piece. The program will not allow you to "cut" more than is available on the sponsor section. Indicate the best option.
Step 4
Start the operation by clicking on the button with the start flag picture. Give the program time to perform the specified actions, then exit the program by closing its main window. With the help of Acronis Disk Director, you can create new partitions on the hard drive at the expense of the free space of other partitions, merge partitions and copy them. Check out the program help to learn about all operations in detail.
