How to increase partition size in Windows 7?

The latest Windows 7 operating system released by Microsoft is pretty excellent. This operating system has more luxuriant interface and many new functions. However, although Windows 7 operating system has so many advantages, it still have flaws – it can't help Windows 7 operating system perfectly increase partition size. Maybe some users feel strange: "Now that Windows 7 operating system has built-in disk management tool which helps users increase partition size, why it can't increase partition size for Windows 7?" Actually, although Windows 7 built-in disk management software can help users increase partition size, it can only increase partition size backward.



On the main interface of Windows 7 built-in disk management tool, you can see that this partition software is unable to increase partition size when allocated space exists in front of partition. To increase partition size for Windows 7, users have to delete the rear partition and then recreate partition. This operation can increase partition size, but it makes the partition data to get lost. Therefore, in order to protect partition data, user need to employ third-party partition software to increase partition size. As for the choice of the third-party software, the partition software MiniTool Partition Wizard is highly recommended.

Use the partition software MiniTool Partition Wizard to increase partition size frontward
The partition software released by famous software developing company MiniTool Solution Ltd. is pretty excellent. It not only helps backward increase partition size for Windows 7, but also can increases partition size frontward. Now, the demo of using partition software MiniTool Partition Wizard to frontward increase partition size for Windows 7 is given below.
To use the partition software MiniTool Partition Wizard to frontward increase partition size for Windows 7, users should free download and install this partition software via the office website http://www.partitionwizard.com/. After that, start this partition software to see next interface.



Choose the partition to extend, and then click "Move/Resize" to enter next operating interface.



After entering this interface, drag the left border of the partition handle left to increase the length of partition handle thereby frontward increasing partition size for Windows 7.



Here, click "OK" to turn back to the main interface.



On the main interface, the partition capacity of "Disk 2" area has already been increased, and an undo option appears in "Operations Pending" area. Users just need to click "Apply" and wait until software finishes the operations. Then use partition software MiniTool Partition Wizard to thoroughly frontward increase partition size for Windows 7.

All operations of using partition software MiniTool Partition Wizard to frontward increase partition size for Windows 7 are listed above. You can also use this partition software to solve almost all partition management problems such as Create Partition, Delete Partition, Format Partition, Wipe Partition and Merge Partition.

Increase partition size on Windows XP with free partition manager

Before using hard disk, users can hardly make reasonable distribution for hard disk, so when using hard disk, you usually encounter insufficient partition space. For instance, the original version of the World of Warcraft is about 10 GB, but now it is as large as 20GB and the partition can hardly meet current requirements. At this time, users want to increase partition, but it is really difficult to increase partition size for Windows XP. Windows XP built-in disk management tool is unable to increase partition size for Windows XP, so users should delete partition first and then create a larger partition to forcibly increase partition size for Windows XP. This method can indirectly increase partition size for Windows XP, but it may cause partition data loss which will not be accepted by most users. Therefore, we must turn to the third-party partition magic to increase partition size for Windows XP.

Choose partition magic
In general, when choosing partition magic, users might as well follow principles in the aspects below:
1. Data security. When partition magic manages disk, except the needed data damage operations, any other operation shouldn't cause any damage to disk data. Any partition magic causing data damage when managing disk can't be regarded as a piece of excellent partition magic.
2. Powerful function. A piece of excellent partition magic should have complete disk management functions, such as Create Partition, Delete Partition, Format Partition, Extend partition or Compress Partition without damaging data. Only full-featured partition magic is the needed.
3. Easy-to-use. No matter how safe and powerful the partition magic is, if common users can't use it easily, it will not be accepted. Since common users seldom spend much time learning the operating methods of the partition magic, the partition magic must has simple operations.

Undoubtedly, the partition magic MiniTool Partition Wizard launched by MiniTool Solution Ltd. is your best choice. This partition magic has perfect Move/Resize Partition function which doesn't damage data and special data security solutions facilitating performing various operations on disk, so you can perform various operations on disk at ease and don't need to worry about data loss. As a piece of professional partition magic, MiniTool Partition Wizard has passed plenty of tests. Since its disk management functions are perfected to the largest extent on users' point of view, users can use it to easily complete various disk management operations. To facilitate using, the whole operating interface of the partition magic MiniTool Partition Wizard has been optimized to the largest extent, so the users without any disk management experience can easily and efficiently manage the whole disk with this partition magic.

Use partition magic MiniTool Partition Wizard to increase partition size for Windows XP
Through detailed operation, you will acquire the skill of using partition magic MiniTool Partition Wizard to increase partition size for Windows XP.

Firstly, start the software and enter the main interface.



Most functions of the partition magic can be clearly seen on the main interface. To increase partition size for Windows XP, choose the partition to extend, and then click "Move/Resize" to increase partition size for Windows XP.



Here, drag the border of the partition handle or directly enter exact value to increase partition size. The partition size extending range depends on the size of allocated space around. After the adjustment, click "OK". At this time, turn back to the main interface, and click "Apply" to perform previous operations. After that, the operations to increase partition size for Windows XP without damaging data are completed.

The partition magic MiniTool Partition Wizard also has many other powerful functions. To experience the powerful functions of this partition magic and own it, you can free download this partition magic from the official website http://www.partitionwizard.com.