Problem resizing partition C

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I have 8MB of unallocated space in front of my C partition. I have tried to resize partition C to incorporate the unallocated space with MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition (I have the latest version 7.7), EaseUS Partition Master and Paragon Partition Manager, but without success. I know 8MB is insignificant but I would still like to incorporate this unallocated space into the C partition. If anyone can tell me how to do so I would be grateful.

Thanks and regards, Roy

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With Partition Wizard, I just grabbed the left border and dragged it left. With that small space you will not see it move, but should see the space below the graph change. Be advised that the actual operation will require a reboot (The app will ask you to reboot) because the info on the partition has to actually be moved while outside of Windows.

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Hi Ted. I did exactly what you said and saw the space below the graph change, clicked apply and rebooted, but when I opened Partition Wizard the unallocated space was still there in front of the C partition. Should I format the unallocated space first, and then try again?

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I use BootIt Bare Metal. It can handle that 8MB nub. There is a 30-day fully functional free trial available for download. It’s only $39.95 if you decide to buy, and includes loads of extras, including Image For DOS, a drive imaging utility I’ve used for many years.

Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!

We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.

We were all once "Average Users".

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I’d leave it alone, you might mess up the partition alignment and get a less optimized drive as a result. It won’t be that important with a platter drive but it could be significant if using an SSD. I’m not sure how good old timey DOS is to use these days concerning hard drives unless the name is a moniker only and does not connote inclusion of modern alignment settings.

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Roy, I am not sure why it did not work on your PC. That is exactly what I did and it worked fine. As others have said, I would just leave it and ignore it.

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For interest, GPartEd will try to allocate the C: partition to start on a 1 MiB boundary, presumably for the efficiency purposes noted by F.U.N…

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On my PC there is a 40 MB partition that starts at sector 1. The partition is formatted as FAT 16. This may be pertinent information for booting/configuring your system. I would advise against messing with it especially considering the small size.

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Partition Wizard ALSO provides a FREE ISO download that can be burnt to a CD.
You can Boot that CD and it provides a Linux based variant which does not involve Windows.

This last for life – not a 30 day trial.

This should runs without any of the Restrictions that Windows imposes on tools running under Windows.

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When I installed Windows 7 HE (using the same media for each of 3 installs), Microsoft allocated a 55MB “OEM” partition in front of the C: partition on one machine, a 100 MB “System Reserved” partition on a 2nd, and a 251MB “OEM” partition on the 3rd. I rarely use theological arguments, but on these machines, I went by “that which God has given, let not man take away.” On my Pro machine, there was no such partition allocated. Go figure.

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