Solved how do i merge 2 partitions into one?

I did as you listed. partition 7 is not valid. I don't know how to share a link but here is a picture.

I love the way MiniTool lets you move your partitions around in an image and place them exactly where you want them before you click on "apply" and just let it do it's thing. Likely the best imaging software I ever paid for.

3gsd's said:

I did as you listed. partition 7 is not valid. View attachment 128100 I don't know how to share a link but here is a picture.

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The picture only displayed a few command results.

Can you save the results to notepad or post images of the earlier command results?

(the disk par info script will also create a report)

Or just post results for these commands:

disregard my misspelling of disable on the first entry.




Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.4974]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\System32>reagentc /isable

Configures the Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset.

REAGENTC.EXE <command> <arguments>

The following commands can be specified:

/info - Displays Windows RE and system reset configuration
information.
/setreimage - Sets the location of the custom Windows RE image.
/enable - Enables Windows RE.
/disable - Disables Windows RE.
/boottore - Configures the system to start Windows RE next time the
system starts up.
/setbootshelllink - Adds an entry to the Reset and Restore page in the boot
menu.

For more information about these commands and their arguments, type
REAGENTC.EXE <command> /?.

Examples:
REAGENTC.EXE /setreimage /?
REAGENTC.EXE /disable /?


C:\Windows\System32>reagwntc /info
'reagwntc' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Windows\System32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:

Windows RE status: Enabled
Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: be0dc9ab-a3ab-11ed-892f-00e04c6800b2
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.


C:\Windows\System32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.22621.1

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: SILVERLAPTOP2

DISKPART> sel dis 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> lis vol

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 C OS NTFS Partition 935 GB Healthy Boot
Volume 1 ESP FAT32 Partition 200 MB Healthy System
Volume 2 WINRETOOLS NTFS Partition 990 MB Healthy Hidden
Volume 3 Image NTFS Partition 15 GB Healthy Hidden
Volume 4 DELLSUPPORT NTFS Partition 1425 MB Healthy Hidden

DISKPART> lis par

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 System 200 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 Reserved 128 MB 201 MB
Partition 3 Primary 935 GB 329 MB
Partition 4 Recovery 990 MB 936 GB
Partition 5 Recovery 15 GB 937 GB
Partition 6 Recovery 1425 MB 952 GB

DISKPART> sel par 1

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 1
Type : c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 1048576

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 1 ESP FAT32 Partition 200 MB Healthy System

DISKPART> sel par2

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.22621.1

DISK - Shift the focus to a disk. For example, SELECT DISK.
PARTITION - Shift the focus to a partition. For example, SELECT PARTITION.
VOLUME - Shift the focus to a volume. For example, SELECT VOLUME.
VDISK - Shift the focus to a virtual disk. For example, SELECT VDISK.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 1
Type : c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 1048576

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 1 ESP FAT32 Partition 200 MB Healthy System

DISKPART> sel par 3

Partition 3 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 3
Type : ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7
Hidden : No
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 344981504

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 0 C OS NTFS Partition 935 GB Healthy Boot

DISKPART> sel par 4

Partition 4 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 4
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : Yes
Required: Yes
Attrib : 0X8000000000000001
Offset in Bytes: 1005275054080

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 2 WINRETOOLS NTFS Partition 990 MB Healthy Hidden

DISKPART> sel par 5

Partition 5 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 5
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : Yes
Required: Yes
Attrib : 0X8000000000000001
Offset in Bytes: 1006313144320

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 3 Image NTFS Partition 15 GB Healthy Hidden

DISKPART> sel par 6

Partition 6 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 6
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : Yes
Required: Yes
Attrib : 0X8000000000000001
Offset in Bytes: 1022714970112

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 4 DELLSUPPORT NTFS Partition 1425 MB Healthy Hidden

DISKPART> sel par 7

The specified partition is not valid.
Please select a valid partition.

There is no partition selected.

DISKPART> det par

There is no partition selected.
Please select a partition and try again.

DISKPART>
C:\Windows\System32>all : clip
'all' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Windows\System32>

Please post results for these commands:

reagentc /info
reagentc /disable
reagentc /info

3gsd's said:

I ran reagentc /disable and converted E to unallocated. How do I delete the 99mb and 1.39 mb's? If I right click on either of them, the message box that appears only has "help" listed. How do I move them to the end of E?

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reagentc /info reported enabled in the most recent command result.

More than two hours have passed.

Maybe another forum member can provide help?

zbook said:

Please post results for these commands:

reagentc /info
reagentc /disable
reagentc /info

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Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.4974]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\System32>reagentc /isable

Configures the Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset.

REAGENTC.EXE <command> <arguments>

The following commands can be specified:

/info - Displays Windows RE and system reset configuration
information.
/setreimage - Sets the location of the custom Windows RE image.
/enable - Enables Windows RE.
/disable - Disables Windows RE.
/boottore - Configures the system to start Windows RE next time the
system starts up.
/setbootshelllink - Adds an entry to the Reset and Restore page in the boot
menu.

For more information about these commands and their arguments, type
REAGENTC.EXE <command> /?.

Examples:
REAGENTC.EXE /setreimage /?
REAGENTC.EXE /disable /?


C:\Windows\System32>reagwntc /info
'reagwntc' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Windows\System32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:

Windows RE status: Enabled
Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: be0dc9ab-a3ab-11ed-892f-00e04c6800b2
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.


C:\Windows\System32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.22621.1

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: SILVERLAPTOP2

DISKPART> sel dis 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> lis vol

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 C OS NTFS Partition 935 GB Healthy Boot
Volume 1 ESP FAT32 Partition 200 MB Healthy System
Volume 2 WINRETOOLS NTFS Partition 990 MB Healthy Hidden
Volume 3 Image NTFS Partition 15 GB Healthy Hidden
Volume 4 DELLSUPPORT NTFS Partition 1425 MB Healthy Hidden

DISKPART> lis par

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 System 200 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 Reserved 128 MB 201 MB
Partition 3 Primary 935 GB 329 MB
Partition 4 Recovery 990 MB 936 GB
Partition 5 Recovery 15 GB 937 GB
Partition 6 Recovery 1425 MB 952 GB

DISKPART> sel par 1

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 1
Type : c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 1048576

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 1 ESP FAT32 Partition 200 MB Healthy System

DISKPART> sel par2

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.22621.1

DISK - Shift the focus to a disk. For example, SELECT DISK.
PARTITION - Shift the focus to a partition. For example, SELECT PARTITION.
VOLUME - Shift the focus to a volume. For example, SELECT VOLUME.
VDISK - Shift the focus to a virtual disk. For example, SELECT VDISK.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 1
Type : c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 1048576

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 1 ESP FAT32 Partition 200 MB Healthy System

DISKPART> sel par 3

Partition 3 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 3
Type : ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7
Hidden : No
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 344981504

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 0 C OS NTFS Partition 935 GB Healthy Boot

DISKPART> sel par 4

Partition 4 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 4
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : Yes
Required: Yes
Attrib : 0X8000000000000001
Offset in Bytes: 1005275054080

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 2 WINRETOOLS NTFS Partition 990 MB Healthy Hidden

DISKPART> sel par 5

Partition 5 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 5
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : Yes
Required: Yes
Attrib : 0X8000000000000001
Offset in Bytes: 1006313144320

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 3 Image NTFS Partition 15 GB Healthy Hidden

DISKPART> sel par 6

Partition 6 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 6
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : Yes
Required: Yes
Attrib : 0X8000000000000001
Offset in Bytes: 1022714970112

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 4 DELLSUPPORT NTFS Partition 1425 MB Healthy Hidden

DISKPART> sel par 7

The specified partition is not valid.
Please select a valid partition.

There is no partition selected.

DISKPART> det par

There is no partition selected.
Please select a partition and try again.

DISKPART>
C:\Windows\System32>all : clip
'all' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Windows\System32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:

Windows RE status: Enabled
Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: be0dc9ab-a3ab-11ed-892f-00e04c6800b2
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.


C:\Windows\System32>reagentc /disable
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.


C:\Windows\System32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:

Windows RE status: Disabled
Windows RE location:
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.


C:\Windows\System32>

Please make sure that these commands are without typos:


reagentc /info <----- (make sure that the result reports disabled otherwise do no move to later steps)
diskpart
sel dis 0
sel par 6 <----- (make sure that there is no typo)
del par override
sel par 4 <----- (make sure that there is no typo)
del par override
lis par
lis vol

Post a share link





If you can backup the factory partition or if you no longer want it it can be deleted.

Using disk management or command line C: can be extended.

The recovery partition can be recreated using command line.

Thanks. I'll attempt this again on Saturday.

zbook said:

Please open administrative command prompt and copy and paste: (all commands at one time)(these are all diagnostic commands)

Code:

reagentc /info
diskpart
sel dis 0
lis vol
lis par
sel par 1
det par
sel par 2
det par
sel par 3
det par
sel par 4
det par
sel par 5
det par
sel par 6
det par
sel par 7
det par

Post a share link.

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Another weekend and I'm at it again. To clarify, open command prompt and paste these? All at once as listed or 1 at a time? Do I start with code or reagentc /info? I didn't start with code the last time.

3gsd's said:

All at once as listed or 1 at a time? Do I start with code or reagentc /info? I didn't start with code the last time.

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All at once

start with reagentc /info

Thanks. I just did what you suggested. I then used the mini tool partition wizard to delete the 3 un needed partitions. I now have C:OS (NTFS) and (unallocated). What's next to combine the 2 into 1? Sorry, but this is all new to me.

SUCCESS!!!!!! Finally after weeks of playing with this, I now have 1 large C: drive. I sometimes get frustrated especially when the answer is right in front of me. And it was. I wasn't sure which part of disk manager to use. Thanks to all of you for your patience, suggestions, ideas, and how-to's.

Great.

Consider making free or pay backup images:

(Acronis, Aoemi, EaseUS, Hasleo, Macrium, Paragon, etc.)

Another one to mark "solved"