resizing Windows 7 partition

Windows 7 is the most popular Windows operating system at present which has inherited all advantages from Windows XP and Windows Vista and been improved and innovated a lot as well. When we are enjoying the great experience of Windows 7, we will still encounter the problem of low disk space as a result of more and more applications occupancy of disk space, and low speed of operating, etc. These problems are mostly caused by unreasonable allocation of disk partitions. And most operating systems may have such problem. To fix these problems, we can resize Windows 7 partition. Repartitioning causes big effect on system partition data and costs much time. The best way is to resize Windows 7 partition. Different from previous Windows operating systems, Windows 7 built-in disk management tool has been improved a lot. Theoretically, the newly-added "Extend/Compress volume" function of Windows 7 can help users resize partition. However, it still has many limitations. It is strongly suggested to use third-party professional partition magic, MiniTool Partition Wizard.

Disk Management Expert - MiniTool Partition Wizard
MiniTool Partition Wizard is a multi-functional partition magic developed by MiniTool Solution Ltd.. It can not only help users resize partition in Windows 7, but also has other functions such as create partition, delete partition, merge partition, format partition, and wipe partition, etc. All these operations are rather simple. MiniTool Partition Wizard is compatible with various storage devices and operating systems, and is able to manage partition in all kinds of storage devices (such as U disk, mobile HD, memory card, etc) and almost all Windows operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows 7. The most important thing is that MiniTool Partition Wizard is free to individual and family users. Please visit official website for more information about MiniTool Partition Wizard: http://www.partitionwizard.com/.

Use MiniTool Partition Wizard to resize partition in Windows 7
At first, download MiniTool Partition Wizard at official website and install it to the partition that is not going to be operated. After installation, run MiniTool Partition Wizard. The following picture is the main interface of MiniTool Partition Wizard.



The partition list of main interface shows all partitions in computer. If we need to extend Windows 7 system partition (Partition C:), we have to make some unallocated space. Here we take shrinking Partition D: for example. Select Partition D: to resize. MiniTool Partition Wizard has four ways to enter into resize interface:
1. Click "Move/Resize Partition" function button at the "Operations" area of main interface.
2. Click "Move/Resize" button at toolbar.
3. Click "Partition" at the menu bar, and select "Move/Resize" in pull down menu.
4. Right click target partition and select "Move/Resize" option in shortcut menu.
Choose any of these four ways to enter into resize interface:



In this interface, we can set partition size and initial position of partition. MiniTool Partition Wizard provides two ways to set: one is to input values directly in textboxes, and the other one is to drag the partition handle border as the red zone showed in this picture. This interface also provides partition data protection function. Check "Using Enhanced Data Protecting Mode" if there is no special requirement. It will protect data security and avoid data loss probably triggered by abrupt emergency. After all settings, click "OK" button to finish shrinking work. The shrunk space will turn to be unallocated space. With this unallocated space, we can extend Partition C:. The operation of extending Partition C: is almost the same with shrinking Partition D:. We only need to extend Partition C: when setting size. After operation, we can see preview effect of all these operations in main interface. To complete extending system partition of Windows 7, click "Apply" button at top left corner.

This is the presentation of resizing Windows 7 system partition. The operation is so simple that almost every user can do it. MiniTool Partition Wizard has instruction in every step during the whole process to reduce chance of accidental operation. To improve your OS efficiency and stability, try this partition magic - MiniTool Partition Wizard.