When it is necessary to increase the size of the hard disk, many users resort to the help of specialists. But doing this operation yourself without losing important data is quite simple.
Necessary
DriveSpace 2, Paragon Partition Manager
Instructions
Step 1
You can slightly increase the size of the hard disk using the Windows operating system. Press the Win + E keyboard shortcut to open the My Computer menu. Select the hard drive you want to enlarge, right-click on it and select Properties.
Step 2
In the "Tools" tab, find the item "Compress this disk to save space." Click the "Apply" button and wait for the operation to complete.
Step 3
To achieve maximum effect, it is recommended to use additional programs. Install the DriveSpace utility 2. Start the program.
Step 4
Highlight the desired drive, open the Drive menu and select Compress. Press the Start button to start the compression process.
Step 5
You can increase the size of a partition on a hard disk before installing Windows Seven and Vista operating systems. Insert the installation disc into your drive. Turn on your computer and press the F8 key.
Step 6
In the window that opens, select your DVD drive and press the Enter key. When the OS installation process comes to selecting a partition, click the "Disk Setup" button. Highlight the section you want to expand and click the Delete button. Repeat this operation with the section that will enlarge the previous one.
Step 7
Click the Create button. Select the file system type of the future logical disk and set its size. Repeat this algorithm to create a second section. Proceed with the installation of the operating system, specifying the required logical drive.
Step 8
If you do not need to reinstall the operating system, then use a special program to resize the disk. Install Paragon Partition Manager.
Step 9
Restart your computer so that the program can gain full access to the hard drives. Start Partition Manager. Open the "Wizards" menu, go to the "Additional functions" submenu and select the "Redistribute free space" item.
Step 10
Click "Next". Select the hard disk partition you want to enlarge. Click "Next". Select the partition (or partitions), the free space of which will be used to expand the first logical disk.
Step 11
Click "Next". Set the size of the future section. Click "Next" again. For the accepted settings to take effect, click the "Apply pending changes" button located in the virtual operations menu. If the system partition is involved in the resizing process, the computer will continue to perform operations in MS-Dos mode.
