Make a partition in vista larger

With Microsoft Windows Vista, resizing a partition that already contains data is not only possible, it's fairly simple. Jack Wallen shows you how it works. There are many reasons why you might want or need to resize a partition, but generally speaking partitions cannot be resized without damaging data. That is, until Microsoft Windows Vista. With Vista, resizing a partition that already contains data is not only possible, it's fairly simple. The only gotcha involved is that Microsoft has, with good reason, obfuscated the process from the untrained eye.

Naturally I will give this warning. Although this method is tested and proven, that is not an absolute guarantee. Data can get lost when strange things occur.

So with that in mind, your data is in your hands and you might want to do a data backup first. Microsoft hasn't placed the act of resizing a partition under a glaring spotlight for a reason. Facebook Pinterest Twitter. Adrenalin Privacy Overview This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Strictly Necessary Cookies Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. Enable or Disable Cookies.

It provides some partition operations that XP does not have, such as shrink partition alias "Shrink Volume" , extend volume , etc. When there is only one partition that occupies the entire disk in Windows Vista and you want to have more partitions to store different kinds of data. Then, you need to shrink Vista partition and create a new partition.

Many users might prefer to shrink partition in Windows Vista using the built-in Disk Management. Below is the instruction for shrinking Vista partition:. Log on Windows as Administrator Privilege. Based on the above graph, you found the shrink partition will only release 2MB free space and despite the fact that plenty of space is free when shrinking Vista partition.