Thread: Increase partition size in Vista yourself

Windows vista installed in my PC. I want to expand the partition size of my drive on my Windows Vista system because free space my system running too low. It is possible to do manually or use any third party software or applications. If yes please give me step by step solution it is highly appreciated.

Yes, it is possible. It is very simple resize partition by using Disk Management Console right there in Vista. Follow the given step which is solving your problem.

a. Right click on My Computer in the Start Menu and choose Manage from the context menu.

b. Now expand Storage branch in the Computer Management console to open Disk Management console.

c. Choose and right click on the partition you want to increase the size and choose Expand.

d. Now on the next screen you should specify the amount that you would like to increase the partition by.

e. Once completed, close the Disk Management Console

f. Restart the computer.

• There are several ways to start Move/Resize operation:
  
  • 1. Select the partition you would like to move or resize » click Partitions in the top menu » clickMove/Resize.
  • 2. Select the partition you would like to move or resize » click the Move/Resize Partition button in the Tool Bar.
  • 3. Select the partition you would like to move or resize » click the Move/Resize Partition button under Partition Operations in the Action Panel.
• If the space of the partition is not enough, you can shrink the free space in other partitions to enlarge the capacity of this partition. In this case, the security of data is ensured.
  Your data would not be destroyed or go missing when enlarging, shrinking or moving partitions around.
  What's more, under Enhanced Data Protecting Mode, you can execute the Move/Resize operation to system partitions or boot partition without harming the data.