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About Windows 10 Disk Management

Windows 10 is the latest Operating System (OS) released by Microsoft. It improves much compared with Windows 8 such as adding the Start Menu seen in Windows 7, a virtual desktop system, a voice assistant named Cortana, Xbox app and streaming, and Edge browser. Disk Management is a built-in tool in Windows 10 which is widely known by PC users. It is able to help you manage hard disk partitions without rebooting system and any interruption. It is a convenient tool for Windows 10 users. The features of Windows 10 Disk Management are as follows: ? Create, delete and format partitions. ? Change drive letter and paths. ? Mark partition as active. ? Explore partition to view files. ? Extend and shrink partition. ? Add mirror. ? Initialize a brand new disk before you can use it. ? Convert empty MBR to GPT disk, and vice versa. ? Convert empty dynamic disk to basic disk. ? More about partition hard drive Windows 10.

Extend Partition with Windows 10 Disk Management

Maybe most of Windows 10 desktop and laptop users have come across the problem of low disk space, especially for system partition. With Disk Management in Windows 10, you can reduce the influence of low disk space in some ways. To use this tool, you should know how to open Windows 10 Disk Management, so we introduce 3 ways for you. ? Way 1: The easiest way to open Disk Management in Windows 10 is from computer Desktop. Right click on Start Menu (or press Windows+X hotkey) and then select "Disk Management".

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? Way 2: Use Windows+R hotkey to open Run window. Then type "Diskmgmt.msc" and click "OK" or hit "Enter" key.

? Way 3: Directly type "disk management" in the Search box and choose "Create and format hard disk partitions" from the results. 2|Page

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After you open Disk Management, right click the partition you would like to expand and then choose Extend Volume (e.g. C partition).

When you use Windows 10 Disk Management to extend a partition, sometimes you may find the Extend Volume option is grayed out.

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Is there something wrong with this tool? No, the reason is that the function of Extend Volume in Windows 10 is only available when there is contiguous unallocated space behind the partition you would like to extend. What can you do when you don't have unallocated space on hard drive?

How to clean up system files with the Windows 10 Disk Cleanup tool

Windows 10 has a feature built into the Disk Cleanup tool called Clean Up System Files that not many people take full advantage of. This feature is designed to help you regain valuable hard disk space by removing system files that are no longer necessary to the functioning of the operating system--old installation files, Windows Update leftovers, and outdated device drivers, just to name a few.

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The Disk Cleanup tool

The Disk Cleanup tool has been around for quite some time. Its job is to make it easy to clean out old and unnecessary files that can clog up your hard disk. It's the perfect place for the Clean Up System Files feature to live, since it's designed to weed through the WinSxS folder and eliminate waste. Rather than just jumping straight into the Clean up system files feature, let's look at the Disk Cleanup tool as a whole and then delve into the how the feature works. To easily run the Disk Cleanup tool, launch File Explorer, select This PC, and select Local Disk (C:). To continue, select the Drive Tools Manage tab and click the Cleanup button, as shown in Figure B.

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You can launch Disk Cleanup from within File Explorer.

Once you launch Disk Cleanup, it will begin to analyze the files on your hard disk to determine what can be safely removed, as shown in Figure C.

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