Delete Volume Option Is Greyed Out for USB Flash Drive on Windows 10 FIX
13Delete Volume Option Is Greyed Out for USB Flash Drive on Windows 10 FIX
If you are running low on disk space, you may want to delete your hard drive partitions/volumes which is not being used to free up some space for the volume that is almost full. Typically, you can use the Disk Management utility to delete hard drive partitions in Windows 10. However, in some cases, the Delete Volume option is greyed out, making it impossible for users to delete partitions. In this tutorial, we will describe why you may be faced with this issue, as well as present how best you can resolve this issue.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
delete volume greyed out
Deleting your hard drive partitions can sometimes tend to be really necessary, especially when you are running low on disk space. In such cases, users usually delete the volume which is not being used to free up some space for the volume that is almost full. Typically the Disk Management utility is used to delete hard drive partitions. However, there are certain scenarios in which the ‘Delete volume’ option is greyed out due to which users are not able to delete partitions.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.