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How to resize and move partition with NIUBI Partition Editor?

Download NIUBI Partition Editor, after install and launch it, you’ll see the main window, where you’ll see all connected disk partitions. This manual shows how to resize partition without losing data. To better explain, we divided the guide into 2 parts.

Resize volume

Part 1: There is free space in other partition

You can extend C drive easily, as long as there is free space in any other partition on the same disk.

Step 1: Run NIUBI Partition Editor, right click the contiguous drive (D:) and select “Resize/Move Volume“.

Resize Volume

In the pop-up window, drag left border rightwards to shrink this partition.

Drag to resize

Click OK and back to the main window, where you’ll see 20GB Unallocated space created behind C drive.

Unallocated created

Step 2: Right click C drive and select “Resize/Move Volume” again.

Select resize

In the pop-up window, drag the right border rightwards to hold this Unallocated space.

Drag to resize

Hold unallocated

Click OK and back to the main window, where you’ll see the Unallocated space added into C drive.

Step 3: Press Apply on top left to execute, done.

Partition resized

Part 2: Move partition and Unallocated space

If there is existing Unallocated space, generated by deleting or shrinking a volume, you can move location of this Unallocated space and combine into the drive you want to expand.

Move volume

Step 1: Right click drive D: and select “Resize/Move Volume“. In the pop-up window, drag middle of this drive rightwards to move this partition.

Drag to move

Move partition

Click OK and back to the main, where you’ll see the Unallocated space moved behind C: drive.

Partition moved

Step 2: Right click C: drive and select “Resize/Move Volume”. In the pop-up window, drag the right border rightwards to hold the Unallocated space.

Resize to expand

Resize to expand

Step 3: Click OK and back to the main window, where you’ll see C drive extended by merging the Unallocated space. Remember to press Apply on top left to execute.

Note:

  • The operations listed on “Pending Operations” panel on bottom left, which are marked with  can be executed in Windows without rebooting.
  • The operations marked as  requires computer rebooting to execute.

Resize volume done