Users may meet such a problem when they store data on a certain partition that operating system prompts that memory space is out of space, please retry after cleaning disk. At this time, we will find the partition is really full after checking while we are unwilling to delete these data. Most of us will think if only we can resize the partition! It is, indeed, a good solution. However, when we open the built-in Disk Administrator, we find it can not help us resize the partition. What should we do at this time? Don’t worry. MiniTool Partition Wizard, a professional partition magic, can help users solve this problem. The function of "Move/Resize Partition" offered by MiniTool Partition Wizard can not only help users shrink partition, move partition, and expand partition, but also help users protect data when users resize partition so as to avoid data loss resulting from improper adjustment.
Significance to resize the partition
Actually, both too large partition and too small partition are not good for use, so users had better take the need for later data storage into consideration. Too small partition may generate incomplete data when storing data. If this partition is system partition, it may lead to computer’s running slowly, even system’s being halted. Too large partition will lower hard disk use ratio. From the above introduction, users can see resizing the partition effectively can help operating system and hard disk reach top running state. Next, let me introduce how to shrink a partition with MiniTool Partition Wizard.
Process of shrinking a partition with MiniTool Partition Wizard
If users want to use MiniTool Partition Wizard, please download it from its official website, and then install it on the partition where you do not do any operation. After accomplishing installing, run it and users can see the following interface:
This is the main interface of MiniTool Partition Wizard. This interface lists out all partitions in our computers. Here, we will shrink F: partition which owns the space of 177.42GB. At first, we select F: partition, and then right click the area with blue background to activate a shortcut menu. We click "Move/Resize" function button in the shortcut menu. Then we can see the following interface:
In this interface, users can resize partition or adjust partition location. Users have two methods to realize adjustment. The first one is to input values in input box. The second one is to drag the triangles on both ends of the partition handle marked by red box to change the length of partition handle so as to resize partition Being worth noting, the marquee marked by red box is used to protect data from being lost resulting from resizing partition improperly. Please check this marquee if there is no special requirements. After finishing settings, please click "OK", and then we can see the following interface:
From the partition list, we can see F: partition has been shrunk to 137.53 GB. The shrunk space becomes unallocated space displayed in the disk list. However, this is just a preview. If users want to realize real partition shrinking, please "Apply" to execute all former operations. After accomplishing all operations, F: partition is really shrunk.
MiniTool Partition Wizard helps us shrink the partition with such easy operations! Therefore, I strongly recommend using MiniTool Partition Wizard, a professional disk management software. Besides, MiniTool Partition Wizard is wholly free for individual and home users. Hurry up to download it. It can make your operating system and hard disk reach their top performance. For learning more information about it, please visit http://www.partitionwizard.com.