Enlarge C drive Windows 8

When installing Windows 8, you allocated enough space for the C drive. But one or more years latter, you may find there is little free space left in the very drive since different types of files such as system/software updates, new programs, and temporary files are saved continuously. Once this partition is in low disk space, your computer might run slow or even crash. And at this time the best solution for Windows 8 users is to enlarge C drive.

How to Extend Partition C of Windows 8
Firstly, please open system built-in Disk Management tool to get the main interface below:

extend volume in disk management

Then, right click C drive to see whether Extend Volume feature is available. If it can be selected, perform operations by following instructions. But if the function is grayed out, turn to a free partitioning tool.

Tip: since Windows Vista, Extend Volume and Shrink Volume were introduced to Disk Management. When these users plan to change partition size, try doing it in Disk Management at first. When this tool fails to meet actual demands, turn to third party programs.

Enlarge C Drive in Windows 8 with Free Partitioning Tool
First of all, users need to download a piece of excellent partitioning freeware from the internet, and MiniTool Partition Wizard is worth trying since it is easy to use, safe enough, and powerful. After successful installation, start and launch the program to get its main interface:

extend c drive windows 8 select correct function

To extend partition C of Windows 8, please select the partition and choose “Extend Partition” from the left side. This function is capable of enlarging both FAT partition and NTFS partition no matter whether there is unallocated space on the hard disk.

enlarge c drive windows 8 choose a partition to take free space

Then, select a partition or unallocated space from partition list to take free space, and then drag sliding button to decide how much free space to take. Afterwards, click “OK” to go back to the main interface:

enlarge c drive windows 8 apply changes

Now we can see partition C of Windows 8 has been extended to 42.36 GB from the original 24.12 GB, but this is for preview only. Therefore, users need to click “Apply” button to make all changes performed. In addition, a message asking users to restart computer will emerge later since C drive installs Windows which is running now. Please restart your computer, and then all operations will be done in boot mode. When all changes are made successfully, the computer will reboot as usual. However, if users do not want to reboot computer, they can resort to MiniTool Partition Wizard Bootable CD which can work without Windows OS.

Have you known steps to enlarge C drive in Windows 8? When there is such a need, try this method.

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