How to move the space of my Volume D to Volume C safely, without corrupting any of the data sitting in Volume C ?

Prashant Raj 45

I have a partition called Healthy Recovery sitting between my Volume C and Volume D due to which I am unable to extent the Volume C space post deleting the Volume D partition. Is there any way without actually deleting the whole Disk and reinstalling the windows ? Please let me know as this is very urgent and the productivity of the Laptop user is hampered.
thanks team.

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Senthil kumar 2,500

Hi @Prashant Raj

attached the link for how to increase and decrease disk volumes.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/windows11/how-to-safely-extend-c-drive-in-windows-11-when-the-menu-grayed-out/4243117

Thanks.

Prashant Raj 45 Reputation points

2026-07-07T05:27:47.2033333+00:00

Is there any way not to use 3rd Party application and execute this task ?
Senthil kumar 2,500 Reputation points

2026-07-07T05:43:55.2633333+00:00

ok, i will try.
Senthil kumar 2,500 Reputation points

2026-07-07T05:48:34.15+00:00

already you tried shrink and extended volumes from disk management.
Prashant Raj 45 Reputation points

2026-07-07T06:52:38.7233333+00:00

Yeah I have already tried shrink and extend method
Senthil kumar 2,500 Reputation points

2026-07-08T00:22:36.72+00:00

Sorry for the delay response. Then try with diskpart from command prompt

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Ramesh Srinivasan 87,865 Independent Advisor

Hi Prashant,

Yes. It can be done. You can remove the Recovery partition, merge the free space and and recreate the Recovery partition.

Please open Disk Management and maximize it. Adjust the column widths in the top pane to make all the entries visible. Post a screenshot.

Open the admin Command Prompt and run these commands:

reagentc /info
dir c:\windows\system32\recovery /a

Post the output.

Prashant Raj 45 Reputation points

2026-07-07T04:43:17.3366667+00:00
Ramesh Srinivasan 87,865 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-07-07T04:57:50.4933333+00:00
Open the admin Command Prompt and run these commands:

reagentc /disable dir c:\windows\system32\recovery /a

Post the output.
Ramesh Srinivasan 87,865 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-07-07T05:57:36.5+00:00

Note: AOMEI Partition Assistant or a similar app can move the Recovery partition to the end of the disk. If you don't prefer using a third-party app, we can delete the Recovery partition, merge the free space, and recreate the partition manually.
Prashant Raj 45 Reputation points

2026-07-07T06:51:59.3166667+00:00

Will it cause any problem if we delete this partition and recreate it?
Ramesh Srinivasan 87,865 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-07-07T06:56:20.83+00:00

There won't be any issues if we delete and recreate the Recovery partition. Your data will be safe.
Prashant Raj 45 Reputation points

2026-07-07T06:58:01.83+00:00

So deleting the recovery partition will make that space as unallocated and then I will be able to merge the unallocated to C right.
What will be the procedure for this and recreating Recovery partition ?
Ramesh Srinivasan 87,865 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-07-07T07:00:10.5333333+00:00
After deleting the Recovery partition and the D: drive, the free space can be merged with volume C.

I'll then post instructions for creating the Recovery partition in another post in a step-by-step manner.

Before proceeding, post the output of these two commands:

reagentc /disable dir c:\windows\system32\recovery /a
Prashant Raj 45 Reputation points

2026-07-07T07:08:51.9633333+00:00

Let me take some necessary backups before executing the disable command
Ramesh Srinivasan 87,865 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-07-07T07:10:54.5533333+00:00

Ok. That command turns off Windows RE and stages the image. After extending the OS partition, we can re-enable WinRE using the "enable" command.
Prashant Raj 45 Reputation points

2026-07-07T08:17:16.4333333+00:00
Prashant Raj 45 Reputation points

2026-07-07T08:45:29.54+00:00

Do I have to delete that partition and extend then create the partition again or is there any other way to extend the space ?

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Ramesh Srinivasan 87,865 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-07-07T08:19:45.09+00:00
WinRE.wim is stated. Now, run the following commands to delete the Recovery partition:
```
diskpart

select disk 0

select part 4

del part override

exit
```
Post the output.
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Prashant Raj 45 Reputation points

2026-07-07T08:59:44.4266667+00:00

The partition is deleted successfully

Prashant Raj 45 Reputation points

2026-07-07T09:02:54.23+00:00

I have deleted the partition 5 as well using disk management to get the space in continuous to C volume

Ramesh Srinivasan 87,865 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-07-07T10:16:12.19+00:00

In Disk Management, please extend volume C now. Post a screenshot.
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