How to Increase Disk Space in Windows 10

Low space is always annoying whether in rooms, clothes closets, or disks! Facing low disk space errors in Windows 10 is one of the serious problems that have a direct effect on users’ routine tasks. If you have done all you know to free up your storage place, join us with this article to learn How to Increase Disk Space in Windows 10.

After buying a Windows VPS, you will use one of the disk partitions as the primary one (usually the C drive) while first installing the OS. In the end, you will know various ways to fix the low disk space error and get familiar with an alternative to bypass the issue entirely.

Windows 10 Disk Space

You designate a specific amount of space when you partition the hard disk for your system partition. The C drive fills up more quickly than the other disks as you use Windows and install new software. When put together, the system configurations, cached files, and settings total a substantial quantity. Thus, you will eventually encounter a Low Disk Space problem. To address the low disc space issue, the disc size has been raised. Older volumes will be deleted and combined into a C drive to increase the disc’s size.

Important data and files shouldn’t be kept on a C disk for two reasons. The system’s speed and performance are first harmed by massive data stored on the C drive. There will eventually be a disk space constraint as a result. Second, if a virus or Windows upgrade is required, data will be destroyed.

Opera blog has recently published an article for Linux users to learn How to Check Free Disk Space. Let’s go through this tutorial to review all the helpful ways to extend disc space to let you find your ideal solution.

Methods to Increase Disk Space in Windows 10

This article is gathering most useful methods and solutions to Increase Disk Space in Windows 10. For the last time close the Low Disk Space Error message in your system and follow the suggestions below ways according to your facilities.

1. Increasing Disk Space in Windows 10 Using Disk management

The native Windows software Disk Management makes it simple to solve the low disk space problem. Disk management has a built-in feature to expand the capacity of the C drive. Disk management basically works by expanding available, unallocated space on various partitions. Only partitions that are adjacent to them, or those that are on the same hard drive as them, can receive additional unallocated space. Also, this approach is useless if the partition you wish to expand isn’t an NTFS one.

So, starting the program is the only way to determine if you can extend the system partition in Windows 10 using this method. Ideally, you’ll locate a sizable amount of free space directly near the C drive. Let’s see the required steps for using the Disk Management method.

Step 1. Start the Extend Volume Wizard

Search for Disk Management in the Start Menu first. Also, you may access it by right-clicking the Windows Start button and choosing it from the menu, or you can look for it under Administrative Tools in the list of programs. Start Disk Management, then use the right-click menu to choose the C disk in the window that appears. To launch the Extend Volume Wizard, select the Extend Volume option. You cannot use this method if the option is grayed out, most likely because no contiguous unallocated space could be detected.

Step 2. Incorporate Unallocated Disk Space

On the first wizard screen, select Next. You can choose the disks you want to work with on the following screen. The list on the left has the available unallocated disk space. If none are accessible, utilizing this method will not allow you to extend your system partition. To add a space to the Selected list on the right, click the Add > button after clicking on the space. To increase the final disk space of the C drive as much as feasible, add as many empty spaces as you can. When finished, click Next to advance to the wizard’s next step.

Step 3. Complete the Changes

Click the Complete button to complete the extension process after carefully reviewing the changes you’re about to make sure there are no errors. After a while, you ought to return to the Disk Management home page with more space on the C disk.

In this way, your C drive will be allocated new space.

2. Increasing Disk Space in Windows 10 Using Third-party Service

Follow the below steps to use the Third-party server disk manager method:

Step 1. Install it on your System 

Installing it on your machine is the first step. Choose the disc whose size you want to increase. The application only offers one resize/remove option. The barrier will begin to grow. Make careful to select another disc if you want to utilize the unclaimed space on it. The disc partition will be resized in accordance with the available space.

Step 2. Extend System C drive with unallocated space

First, right-click on the System C: drive and select “Resize/Move”. Then, drag the system partition end into the unallocated space so to add it to the C: drive. And click “OK”. And next, click “Execute Task” and “Apply” to execute the operations and extend the C drive.

Step 3. Extend System C drive without unallocated space

first, right-click a big partition with enough free space on the system disk, and select “Allocate Space”. Then, select the system drive at the Allocate Space From (*) To section, and drag the end of the System C drive into the unallocated space. Click “OK” to confirm. Next, click “Execute Task”, it will list the pending operations, and click “Apply” to save the changes and extend the C drive.

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3. Increasing Disk Space in Windows 10 Using Command-Line

The other method to increase disk space in Windows 10 is to use the Windows command line and the diskpart utility. This method takes time but is straightforward. Also, it would be helpful if you are working on a headless remote server without a GUI. The steps to increase disk C drive space using the command line are listed below:

Step 1. Start PowerShell

Use the Start Menu to launch Windows PowerShell. Don’t forget to run it as Administrator as well. You will already have access to the command line if you are utilizing an SSH connection.

Step 2. Launch the diskpart tool

Put the command below into Windows PowerShell and press Enter:

diskpart

You will now see diskpart simple text-based UI, which should be as follows:

Following the DISKPART> prompt, run:

list volume

Step 3. Choose the appropriate drive

All the partitions’ names, file systems, and other details will be listed for you to see. Locate your system partition, which is often on the C drive, and make a note of its volume number, which will be displayed beneath the first column. Enter the following command while keeping the number in mind. ## will be the volume number of the system partition

select volume ##

Step 4. Enter the ”extend” command

To extend the partition size, run the following command. ### equals the number of megabytes (MB) you want to extend the C drive.

extend size=###

As the amount is supposed to be in megabytes, take care to put the correct number of zeros. Using diskpart is only an option if your system partition is next to an unallocated area, just as the prior technique. If not, you can either utilize the third and final technique, which might be a little trickier, or you can take a shortcut by skipping to the end of the article.

4. Increasing Disk Space in Windows 10 Using CMD

The 4th method to increase disk space in Windows 10 is to add space using CMD. This method is also another built-in method to increase C drive. The specifics of increasing C Drive with and without unallocated space via CMD are as follows. To Increase C Drive with Unallocated Space:

Step 1.  Click Windows + R to open the Run dialog box.

Step 2. Open Command Prompt

To open Command Prompt as Administrator, type CMD and click Enter.

Step 3. Open DiskPart

To open DiskPart, type diskpart and click Enter.

Step 4. Helpful commands to extend the C drive

To extend the C drive, run the below CMD command lines and press Enter.

1. select disk x (Replace X with the disk number of your system disk.)
2. list volume
3. select volume x (Replace X with the partition number of your C drive.)
4. extend size =number (Normally, the default size unit is MB.)
5. exit.

Now, you can restart the system and your computer will have a larger C drive. Then, follow the below path to Enlarge C Drive without Unallocated Space. To do this, back up all your data to a safe location and continue with the required steps to extend the C drive.

Step 1. Open DiskPart

To open DiskPart, open the Run dialog, type cmd, and hit Enter to open Command Prompt as Administrator. Type diskpart and hit Enter.

Step 2. Helpful commands to extend the C drive

Run the command lines given below and click Enter each time to get your C drive expanded.

1. list disk
2. select disk x (Replace X with the disk number of your system disk.)
3. list volume
4. select volume * (Replace * with the partition number that you want to delete.)
5. delete volume
6. select volume x (Replace X with the disk number of your C drive.)
7. extend size =number (Normally, the default size unit is MB.)
8. exit

5. Increasing Disk Space in Windows 10 Using Partitioning Software

In the event that using Disk Management is not an option, you may always simply move your files from the D drive to another disk or the cloud, erase the D drive, and then use Disk Management to expand the C drive with the extra space. Of course, considering how much time and work would be required, that is not a very appealing alternative. The good news is that you still have options. Using software from a third party is the last item on the list. There are many free and premium partitioning programs available, but for the purposes of this article, we’ll be using DiskGenius Free Edition.

Follow the below steps to learn how to use this method as the last one in this tutorial. While using this method on a laptop, keep in mind to plug it in to not lose power till the end and also disable the sleep mode or hibernation since the process would take up some time.

Step 1. Download and run DiskGenius

The accessible version of DiskGenius must first be downloaded from their official website. Launch DiskGenius Free Edition after downloading and installing it to proceed to the next action.

Step 2.  Go to the Extend Partition screen

A list of all the partitions on your disk drive can be found on the left. Right-click on the system partition (which is located on the C drive by default). Choose Extend Partition from the options.

Step 3. Choose the appropriate partition

Now, you will notice a breakdown of the drive on the Extend Partition screen, with partitions and their volume being clearly displayed. Because DiskGenius will move that space to your C drive, find a partition with a lot of spare space. After determining which partition you want to shrink in order to free up more disk space in Windows 10, click Yes to move on to the next step.

Step 4. Resize the partition

You can specify exactly how much of the new partition you wish to transfer to your C drive in the Resize Partition window. To enter a precise number, either drag the separator bar or use the text box. Also, you have the option to choose to leave some more free space (in case you need to try this again). Click the Start button once you have completed all the necessary configurations. After that, a list of the upcoming modifications will be displayed to you. Click Yes after reviewing them to ensure they are accurate. It will take some time, and your computer might restart once.

Conclusion

In this article, you learned How to Increase Disk Space in Windows 10 VPS. Five different methods were explained to help you check which one gets you closer to solving low-space errors. As we mentioned, do not forget to back up your data if you decide to use the CMD method.

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