Operating Systems

I am writing this article due my long frustration with the difficulty of extending the C partition on my Windows Vista Operating System.

When I first got my new laptop I thought that 50GB will be enough for program files on the C partition and created a G partition for storage.

Few months later the 50GB were not enough and needed to extend it. But when I tried to do that the Extend option was GRAYED OUT.

Extending partitions can be done by >START MENU > Over “MY COMPUTER” Right click> Manage

The reason why I could not extend it is because the new Part. G was on the right of C so if you want to extend your C drive you need to:

1-Backup  all your “storage” partion on an external drive. Or create a new partition if you have enough space example partition F and move the content.

2-Delete your old storage partition G

3-Then you will see the extend option not grayed out anymore… So you can extend C again.