How to Move Partition to Expand C Drive without Losing Data on Windows

Summary

This page is about how to move partitions and expand c volume without losing data on Windows 11 10 7 Server 2012 2016 2019 2022 2025.

Andrew Wright

Updated on 2025-3-11

by Andrew Wright

User Case: The user needs to move the E drive to extend the C drive with the unallocated space. It's a RAID 5 user.

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Solution: Move drive E using a professional tool IM-Magic Partition Resizer when Windows built-in tools cannot help move the partition, even it's the recovery or OEM partition, or system reserved partition. Data and OS will be totally untouched.

Cannot Move Partition with Windows Built-in Tools

The problem: Moving partitions is not enabled in Windows using its built-in tools such as Disk Management or Diskpart cmd.

Here is a comparsion of what Disk Management can do and cannot.

IM-Magic Partition Resizer can help move any partition and extend the boot volume without losing data

Example Video: Move partition E to expand C drive with the unallocated space

Prepartion: Download the free tool on your Windows computer, install and open it.

  • 1, Find the E drive, right click it in the software Partition Resizer, and go to RESIZE/MOVE partition and then move its whole partition rightword. (You may click APPLY CHANGES to see the success of the E drive location alternation or you may wait the next step to batch apply changes) This following video shows how to move a partition when the OS is running.
  • 2, Right click the C partition, and then go to RESIZE/MOVE to extend C partition.
  • 3, Click 'Apply Changes' in the end.

Note: If you want to move any partition, you can directly right click the drive and get it moved without losing data using IM-Magic Partition Resizer and then the locations of the partitions will be changed accordingly.

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