Resize Windows 7 Partition with Windows 7 Partition Manager Software.

Two common kinds of problem for Windows 7 users

First, if you want to upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows Vista or install Windows 7 on the partition that runs Windows XP before, you are very likely to encounter the problem that the partition size is too small to install Windows 7, but you cannot delete other partitions and reset the partitions, as many files are stored on these partitions Even if you can back up files  and reset the partitions to install Windows 7, it is time-consuming. Then you may bring Windows 7 partition manager software to mind.

Second, after using Windows 7 for a period, you may also encounter the problem that the system partition space becomes lower and needs to be expanded, as the basic partition required for Windows 7 is 16GB, furthermore, you need to install other applications for future use. Then you need Windows 7 partition manager software to expand the Windows 7 system partition without destroying the data.

How to resize Windows 7 partition?

To expand or resize Windows 7 partition, there are two methods that were common used. First, expand the Windows 7 partition with built-in feature in Disk Management. Second, resize partitions with third party Windows 7 partition manager software, for example, EASEUS Partition Master. The paragraph below will introduce and compare with the methods.

Extend partition Windows 7 by Disk Management

In fact, Windows 7 Disk Management has the ability to shrink/expand system partition, but there is no obvious improvement of Disk Management tool in Windows 7 and the Disk Management tool in Windows 7 is nearly the same with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. So some advanced partition management in Windows 7 is still unavailable, especially, it cannot move the partition, so you have to delete the partition that behind the one you want to extend.

People have to seek some Windows 7 partition manager software.

Resize Windows 7 Partition with free partition manager

Before you take action, I suggest you to use Partition Copy to backup the data on that partition.

To resize an existing NTFS or FAT partition, please follow the operations bellow:

1. Launch EASEUS Partition Master and you will see a main board.

2. Right click the partition and select Resize/Move.

3. A popped-up dialog box indicates the current size of the selected partition.

4. Position the mouse pointer on the right partition handle. Drag the handle to the partition size you want when the mouse pointer changes to a double-headed arrow and click OK.

5. Click Apply.

By the way, there is a more detailed step instruction of resizing and moving partitions.

What EASEUS Partition Master can do (compare with Disk Management Tool under Windows 7)?

Features	EASEUS Partition Master	Windows 7 Disk Management
copy dynamic volume
extend NTFS system partition without reboot
create
delete
format
change drive letter
set active
GPT disk
extend FAT
extend NTFS
shrink FAT
shrink NTFS
move
hide
delete all partition
partition scheme
Label partitions
Check partitions
Create Bootable Disks

Conclusion

Though Windows 7 Disk Management has the ability to shrink and expand partitions, but it cannot move the partitions or unallocated space, which make the resizing operation inconvenient or even impossible. Why not try the free Windows 7 partition manager – EASEUS Partition Master? With this free partitioning utility, you cannot only resize partition, but also copy disk and partition, as well as other partition management.

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