Extend Volume Option Greyed Out In Windows 11 Or Extend C Drive - How To Fix
21“Extend Volume” grayed out available option in Windows 10 is a fixable error. Watch the complete tutorial till the end to get to know how to fix this error properly.
In order to suit the needs of users, Microsoft launched Disk Management, a built-in utility that allows users to remove, format, and create partitions and Drives. In Windows 10, it has added two new options to Disk Management: reduce volume and extend volume. The enhancements make the resizing partition theoretically possible. This utility is gradually becoming more extensively used to manage disc partitions. However, the option "Extend Volume" may be grayed out on occasion.
Why is "Extend Volume" option grayed out in Windows 11?
In fact, the "Expand Disk" option in the Disk Management tool is only accessible if the volume you wish to extend has continuous unallocated space behind it. The "Extend Volume" option is disabled since there is no unallocated space after the C partition disc. So, below the target partition, we'll require an unallocated space (drive: C). We can theoretically downsize volume D to make room for unallocated space, however the unallocated space is behind drive: D, not drive: C. You can't relocate that unallocated space.
Don't worry if you can't extend the volume, such as in the C drive. Check the condition of your disc partition in Windows Disk Management, as well as the explanations stated below. You'll discover why your computer's Extend Volume option is greyed out:
1.On your hard disk, there is no unallocated space.
2.Behind the partition you want to extend, there is no continuous unallocated space or free space.
3.A FAT or other format partition cannot be extended by Windows.
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0:08 EXTENDED DISK
4:01 OUTRO