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Window 7 partition resize

  • The suggested size of partition for Windows 7 is 16GB. As time goes by, when some users install other software in partition for windows 7, the system partition space becomes smaller and smaller, which will affect the operating speed of system. And the operation of expanding partition is more complicated than that in Windows XP. Wanting to continue using this partition, users have to repartition. And this practice wastes time and energy. However, MiniTool Partition Wizard is a typical representation of the few partition magic that can run stably in Windows 7 and safely and rapidly expand partitions in Windows7. It is popular with plenty of users.

    Actually users can shrink partition or expand partition by using Windows 7 built-in Disk Management (and this function has been provided in Windows Vista). Compared with Windows XP, Windows 7 has the new function of shrinking and expanding partition.

    Windows 7 built-in Disk Management
    The procedures of expanding partition with Windows 7 built-in Disk Management:
    Launch Windows 7 built-in Disk Management: put the mouse on the icon of "Computer" and right click it. Then click "Manage" to enter the interface of "Computer Management". In the left tree diagram, click "Disk Management" and the operation interface will be shown on the right side:



    Select the partition that needs to be operated:



    Click "Extend Volume" to expand partition by following the instructions.

    It must be noted that the functions of Windows 7 built-in Disk Management are limited. It can only extend partition backwards and the process is complicated. And there is no preview in Windows 7 Disk Management. The consequence caused by misoperation will be destructive. So it is necessary to choose a convenient and powerful third-party partition magic to manage partition in Windows 7. MiniTool Partition Wizard can not only expand partition, but has other common functions for disk management, fox example, copy partition. Then MiniTool Partition Wizard is introduced in detail.

    MiniTool Partition Wizard
    MiniTool Partition Wizard is released by the professional software development company MiniTool Solution Ltd.. It can run perfectly in Windows 7 and operating systems of 32-bit and 64-bit such as Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. The detailed procedures of using MiniTool Partition Wizard to expand partition without data loss are shown below.
    Run MiniTool Partition Wizard:



    The system partition C: is too small and it needs expansion. Select C: and click "Move/Resize Partition" in the pull-down menu "Operations"



    In this interface, users can set location and size of partition. Resizing partition can be realized by dragging the two black arrows or inputting specific value in "Partition Size". The location can be changed by moving the location of partition handle. Then click "OK" to continue:



    It can be seen form the picture that system partition C: has been expanded. And in the action panel, there is a pending operation. Confirm and click "Apply" to execute the operation.
    Obviously, MiniTool Partition Wizard is powerful and it is easy to realize partition expansion by using MiniTool Partition Wizard. Compared with Windows 7 built-in Disk Management, it is a better choice for users to manage partitions with this partition magic. If users want to try more functions of MiniTool Partition Wizard, please download the free home edition on the official website: http://www.partitionwizard.com.


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