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Extend a Basic Volume on Windows 11 - Step-by-Step Guide

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Published onJune 25, 2024

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If you’re wondering how to extend a basic volume in Windows 11, this is the best guide you can refer to!

Storage disks are often cluttered with many unnecessary partitions that can be challenging to track. Not to mention, some disk drives might hit the maximum storage capacity ceiling. These situations might push you to seek options to extend basic volumes by usingunallocated disk spaces.

So, I’ve tested a few built-in and third-party tool-based methods to change a drive’s capacity and listed the best ones here.

How To Extend a Basic Volume on Windows 11

There are two simple methods you can try out:

Using the Disk Management Tool

Windows Disk Managementis the native tool forcreating, deleting, merging, and editing partitions.In most cases, this is the only method you need to know, because it gives deep access to internal storage drives like HDDs, SSDs, and NVMe SSDs.

You can see in the above screenshot that Windows 11 has taken away5 GBof storage space from theUnallocated partition. The same amount was added to theNew Volume (F:)to increase its storage ceiling.

Using the Settings App

If the Disk Management tool isn’t available or doesn’t work, you can try this alternate method:

How To Troubleshoot Basic Volume Extension in Windows 11

If the Extend Volume button isn’t active or not available at all, try these troubleshooting ideas:

So, now you know how to extend a basic volume on Windows 11 to increase the storage capacity.

If the article helped you manage disk drives and partitions effectively, you can acknowledge it in the comments below. Also, if you’ve got any feedback, feel free to share it!

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Vlad Turiceanu

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Passionate about technology,Windows, and everything that has a power button, he spent most of his time developing new skills and learning more about the tech world.

Coming from a solid background in PC building and software development, with a complete expertise in touch-based devices, he is constantly keeping an eye out for the latest and greatest!

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Coming from a solid background in PC building and software development, he’s a Windows 11 Privacy & Security expert.