How To Extend Drive Partition Using Macrium Or Other?

I just installed a new 2TB hard drive to replace my old 1TB. I used Macrium Reflect to image and restore. As you will see in the picture I have a lot of unallocated space. How can I make that usable space using either windows or Macrium Reflect.

Also on my C Drive which is an SSD 850GB drive I have unallocated space. It is not next to the main partition. How can I make that space usable?
Thank you

 

In disk management (where you took that screen shot) can you right-click on those unallocated partitions and assign drive letters to them? If so, you should then be able to format and use them.

 

Thanks. I took care of the E: drive using disc management and was able to just extend the E: drive

For my other (C drive I was hoping to be able to use that unallocated space to increase the size of the existing C: drive. However, I have read that because it isn't right next to the C drive it isn't that simple.

 

Where did you read that?

Check out EASEUS Partition Master Free. This is free for home, noncommercial use. It should let you shuffle those partitions around. And for the record, if you don't plan on restoring your computer back to factory state, you don't need those unnamed MB sized partitions. I don't understand why you have 3, for that matter. If me, I would delete at least the two smaller ones, then you can move and merge as necessary.

FOR SURE, before messing with your boot disk partitions, make a backup of any data you don't want to lose. I have NEVER had Partition Master lose anything - but the risks are still there. An untimely power outage, for example, could be disastrous.

 

Personally, I would leave all the partitions on the C; partition , and not delete anything until you know what they are for.
As Digerati said, you can use EASEUS Partition Master Free, or, Partition Wizard https://tinyurl.com/o7samkr
What you do in Partition Wizard is to choose move from the menu, and click on the recovery partition, and drag it to the right to the end of the hard drive- then click apply- then do the same with the 890mb partition, dragging to butt up against the Recovery Partition, Next click on the C: partition, and click Extend to take up the free space left between the C: Partition and the 890mb partition. Click Apply, and when it finishes you have the Drive organised as you want it.
I believe Easeus works in a similar fashion.

 

What they are for is what I already said they are for - to restore to factory state (easily verified with Google). Since this is a new drive, and setting back to factory state can set it months or even years behind in updates, they are safe to delete. Of more importance is to update the Recovery partition once all these changes are complete.

 

Just to say that, I did say, Personally, I would not delete them.
I am a firm believer that unless you have no reason to restore to factory condition, I would always say leave them be.
However, updating the recovery partition, is great, if you are using something like Aomei. Different manufacturers may use different types of recovery partitions. I did find one , recently that actually used Aomei, but do the others?
I would be interested if you could explain how you do it, from a manufacturers Recovery. (not Aomei.)

 

I accept this. But at some point, time alone recreates the reason. Going back to factory condition could put you years behind in updates. After all, going back to your most recent backup is the purpose for having the Recovery Image partition - so you don't have to go all the way back to the factory image.

In any case, those are tiny so harm leaving them.

 

If the recovery is an OEM image , then that was my reasoning, as the picture on first post shows OEM.
If the Recovery image is updatable (like with AOMEI) then I agree with you entirely


I would be interested if you could explain how you do it, from a manufacturers Recovery. (not Aomei.)

 

OEM image is the same thing as factory. OEM = original equipment manufacturer. In this case, the user has already changed the original equipment with at least a different drive.

A factory restore will wipe out all installed programs, user data files, custom configurations, networking and more. IMO, if I need to restore my computer to a previous state, it would be much better to restore to the most recent good state.

Note too when you start Windows for the first time, you are prompt to make backups. One should not need to go way back to the factory/OEM state.

Frankly, IMO those are there so the brand's tech support can take you back to a state they know when support under warranty is needed. In other words, to facilitate a cop-out, not a fix.

If the computer is still under warranty, it makes sense to keep it. If not, then it is not needed if you have a more current image.

 

Digerati- You said --​

If the computer is still under warranty, it makes sense to keep it. If not, then it is not needed if you have a more current image.
Proper backup in place- no problem- Never going to re-sell the pc/laptop- no problem- You should be a politician- they never seem to answer in one -
I would still be interested if you could explain how you can update the recovery partition from a manufacturers Recovery. (not Aomei.) I would like to be able test that possibility. Perhaps someone else can answer it.

 

Politician? I have been keeping the same position since my first post. But this is running the OPs topic OT.

And why not Aomei?

http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-create-dedicated-recovery-partition-of-windows-10/

 

- Manufacturers partition used to be with Ghost, and it was pretty impossible to update, I was only interested as you appeared to say you could update it.
Aomei, is very good.