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Do you want to know how to extend C
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drive in Windows 11 with unallocated
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space? Then you are at the right place
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as here is how to do it. Let's get
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This is Windows Club. In this video, we
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will show you how to extend the C drive
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in Windows 11 with unallocated space. If
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there is insufficient space to install
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system updates, maintain or improve
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performance, prevent crashes, etc.,
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Extending the C drive or system drive
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can be helpful. You can safely extend
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the C drive space without losing any
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data or formatting your SSD or HDD.
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Whether the unallocated space is
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directly adjacent to the C drive, which
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is a must on the right hand side or not,
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you can increase the C drive space. This
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video covers both scenarios using
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different methods with step-by-step
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instructions. Let's get started.
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One, extend the C drive in Windows 11
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with adjacent unallocated space using
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the disk management tool. Disk
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management is a built-in utility to
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Windows to create new partitions, resize
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and extend partitions. However, this
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option is helpful only if there is
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contiguous unallocated space directly
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next to the C drive. If there is say 10
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GB unallocquitted space after the D
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drive or E drive, then disk management
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and other native tools won't be helpful.
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Here are the steps. Open the disk
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management tool using the search box.
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Right click on the C drive and select
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the extend volume option and extend
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volume vert window will open. Press the
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next button. You will see a select the
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amount of space in MB option where you
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can keep the default size to extend the
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C drive or change the amount of space as
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per your needs. Press next. Press
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finish. You can also use the disk part
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command line utility to resize a
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partition in Windows 11 or 10. But this
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utility also helps only if the
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unallocated space is available next to
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the C drive on the right side.
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Two, extend the C drive with
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non-adjacent unallocated space in
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Windows 11 using a third party tool. You
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can use a third party tool to extend the
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C drive with non-adjacent unallocated
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space in Windows 11. One such tool is
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Aomi Partition Assistant. It creates
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automatically Windows P and will enter
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Windows P to complete the operation.
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Before you proceed, it is advised to
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clone your hard drive or use some
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imaging recovery and backup software.
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You should also create a bootable USB
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drive and keep it ready just in case.
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Also, turn off device encryption and bit
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locker to act. Here are the steps to
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extend the C drive with non-adjacent
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unallocated space using this tool. Open
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the interface of the AMEI partition
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assistant tool and you will see a list
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of all the hard drives. Right click on
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the C drive then select advanced then
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merge partitions. A new window will
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open. In that window select a disk if
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there is one more disck. Select the
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unallocated partitions from the list and
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press okay. Press the apply button in
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the top left corner of its main
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interface. Appending operations box will
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open. Here you can check the operations
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like move partition and resize partition
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that will be performed and other
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details. Press the proceed button. The
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operation requires a PC reboot. Press
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the okay button to confirm to restart
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into Windows PE mode. Now this tool will
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automatically create Windows P mode and
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boot into to start performing operations
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one by one. Press the restart now button
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once all the operations are completed
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successfully. Your PC will boot into
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normal mode. After logging into your PC,
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open the file explorer or disk
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management tool and you will see that
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the C drive is extended successfully.
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Likewise, there are some best disk and
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partition manager software for Windows
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11 to resize and extend the C drive with
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space. You can try. So that's it.
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