Unable to extend volume

Involute

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• Mar 12, 2025

• #1

In Disk 0 (below), I'd like to add some space from the unallocated block to the last volume (15.23 GB). When I right-click on the last volume, however, the Extend Volume option is disabled. Why? How can I extend it? Thanks for any tips.

 

My Computer

System One

• OS

  WIndows 11

  Computer type

  PC/Desktop

  Manufacturer/Model

  Puget Systems

  CPU

  Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 3.7GHz 24 Core 36MB 125WASUS Pr

  Motherboard

  ASUS ProArt Z890-Creator WiFi

  Memory

  64GB

  Graphics Card(s)

  Asus GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ProArt 16GB

  Hard Drives

  1 x Kingston KC3000 2TB Gen4 M.2 SSD (internal)
  1 x PNY CS3140 8TB Gen4 PCIe NVME M.2 SSD (internal)
  1 x Kingston KC3000 1TB Gen4 M.2 SSD (internal)
  2 x Samsung 870 QVO 8TB SSD (external)

  PSU

  Super Flower LEADEX VII Gold ATX 3.0 1300W

  Case

  Fractal Design Define 7

  Cooling

  Asetek 624S-M2 240mm CPU Cooler

FreeBooter

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• Mar 12, 2025

• #2

Use minitool partition wizard.

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My Computer

System One

• OS

  Windows 11

  Computer type

  PC/Desktop

  Manufacturer/Model

  HP Pavilion

  CPU

  AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

  Motherboard

  Erica6

  Memory

  Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB

  Graphics Card(s)

  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

  Sound Card

  Realtek ALC671

  Monitor(s) Displays

  Samsung SyncMaster U28E590

  Screen Resolution

  3840 x 2160

  Hard Drives

  SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1

Involute

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• Mar 12, 2025

• #3

Thanks. I'll give it a shot.

 

My Computer

System One

• OS

  WIndows 11

  Computer type

  PC/Desktop

  Manufacturer/Model

  Puget Systems

  CPU

  Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 3.7GHz 24 Core 36MB 125WASUS Pr

  Motherboard

  ASUS ProArt Z890-Creator WiFi

  Memory

  64GB

  Graphics Card(s)

  Asus GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ProArt 16GB

  Hard Drives

  1 x Kingston KC3000 2TB Gen4 M.2 SSD (internal)
  1 x PNY CS3140 8TB Gen4 PCIe NVME M.2 SSD (internal)
  1 x Kingston KC3000 1TB Gen4 M.2 SSD (internal)
  2 x Samsung 870 QVO 8TB SSD (external)

  PSU

  Super Flower LEADEX VII Gold ATX 3.0 1300W

  Case

  Fractal Design Define 7

  Cooling

  Asetek 624S-M2 240mm CPU Cooler

spapakons

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• Mar 15, 2025

• #4

The last partition is probably a system recovery partition. Why you want to extend it? I would create a new partition on the unallocated space and use that instead.

 

My Computers

System One System Two

• OS

  Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.4249) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.3476) main PC

  Computer type

  Laptop

  Manufacturer/Model

  Acer Extensa 5630EZ

  CPU

  Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz

  Motherboard

  Acer Extensa 5630

  Memory

  4GB

  Graphics Card(s)

  Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)

  Sound Card

  Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller

  Monitor(s) Displays

  1

  Screen Resolution

  1280x800

  Hard Drives

  Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)

  Internet Speed

  VDSL 50 Mbps

  Browser

  MICROSOFT EDGE

  Antivirus

  WINDOWS DEFENDER

  Other Info

  Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.

• Operating System

  Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.3476)

  Computer type

  PC/Desktop

  Manufacturer/Model

  Custom-built PC

  CPU

  Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)

  Motherboard

  Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX

  Memory

  2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600

  Graphics card(s)

  Gainward NE5105T018G1-1070F (nVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5)

  Sound Card

  Realtek HD audio (ALC887)

  Monitor(s) Displays

  Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA

  Screen Resolution

  1440x900 32-bit 60Hz

  Hard Drives

  WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second

  PSU

  Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired

  Case

  SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER

  Cooling

  Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back

  Mouse

  Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2

  Keyboard

  Mitsumi 101-key PS/2

  Internet Speed

  100Mbps

  Browser

  Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox

  Antivirus

  Microsoft Windows Defender

  Other Info

  Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4