diskmgmt extend volume greyed out

Since the "Extend Volume" option show grayed out when the unallocated space is not adjacent to the partition you want to extend, you can delete the partition between them to fix the problem. This method is usually not so good because you will lose all data stored on the partition after deleting.

1. Why is the Extend Volume option greyed out?
2. How do I activate extend volume?
3. Why can't I extend volume in C drive?
4. How do I enable extend volume in C drive?
5. How do I fix extended volume is greyed out?
6. Why extend volume grayed out and how do you quickly fix it?
7. Can extend C drive because of recovery partition?
8. Why can't I extend volume Windows 10?
9. What is shrink volume?
10. How do I extend unallocated space?
11. How do I convert free space to unallocated space?
12. How do I get rid of recovery volume?

Why is the Extend Volume option greyed out?

Why Is Extend Volume Grayed Out

You'll find why is the Extend Volume option greyed out on your computer: There is no unallocated space on your hard drive. There is no contiguous unallocated space or free space behind the partition you want to extend. Windows can't extend is a FAT or other format partition.

How do I activate extend volume?

After Computer Management opens, go to Storage > Disk Management. Select and hold (or right-click) the volume that you want to extend, and then select Extend Volume. If Extend Volume is grayed out, check the following: Disk Management or Computer Management was opened with administrator permissions.

Why can't I extend volume in C drive?

You can add more space to existing primary partitions and logical drives by extending them into adjacent unallocated space on the same disk. ... To extend a basic volume, it must be raw or formatted with the NTFS file system.

How do I enable extend volume in C drive?

Follow the steps to enable Extend Volume for system C drive:

1. Back up or transfer all files in drive D to other place.
2. Open Disk Management, right click D: and select Delete Volume.
3. Right click C: drive and select Extend Volume.
4. In the pop-up Extend Volume Wizard window, simply click Next till Finish.

How do I fix extended volume is greyed out?

Since the "Extend Volume" option show grayed out when the unallocated space is not adjacent to the partition you want to extend, you can delete the partition between them to fix the problem. This method is usually not so good because you will lose all data stored on the partition after deleting.

Why extend volume grayed out and how do you quickly fix it?

As here is no unallocated space after the C partition drive, so extend volume greyed out. You need to have an “unallocated disk space” to the right of the Partition\Volume you wish to extend on the same drive. Only when “unallocated disk space” is available “extend” option is highlighted or available.

Can extend C drive because of recovery partition?

Primary Partition blocked by Recovery Partition

Blocked because you can only extend your existing partition with unallocated space directly to the right of the partition you want to extend. In our case there is a recovery partition in between and therefor the primary partition (C:) cannot be extended.

Why can't I extend volume Windows 10?

Basically there must be unallocated space directly to the right of the C drive, normally this space is taken up by the D drive so temporally delete all of it (backing up and data you have on there first) then allocate a portion of the free space you need to your C drive (the "Extend Volume" option won't be greyed out ...

What is shrink volume?

Shrinks the volume with focus to create unallocated space. No data loss occurs. If the partition includes unmovable files (such as the page file or the shadow copy storage area), the volume will shrink to the point where the unmovable files are located.

How do I extend unallocated space?

Just open the Disk Management, right-click the partition which you want to extend, and then select the "Extend Volume" in the drop-menu. Unfortunately, you may find that the Extend Volume grayed out and you can't extend volume to unallocated space as expected.

How do I convert free space to unallocated space?

You just need to right click the partition that is contiguous to the unallocated space and then click Extend Volume option after entering Disk Management of Windows 10. Then, you can follow the extend volume wizard to add unallocated space to the selected partition.

How do I get rid of recovery volume?

If you want to remove the recovery partition from your PC and free up disk space, tap or click Delete the recovery partition. Then tap or click Delete. This will free up the disk space used to store your recovery image. When the removal is done, tap or click Finish.