[Unsolved] How to add unallocated space to C drive when it’s not adjacent?
I recently noticed that my C drive is running out of space. So, I opened Disk Management and saw that there is some unallocated space on my disk. I thought I could just extend the C drive, but when I right-click on it, the "Extend Volume" option is greyed out. It seems like the unallocated space is not directly next to the C drive on the right side. I’m not really sure how to move or merge that unallocated space into C drive. Is there a way to add unallocated space to C drive in this situation? Do I need to use some third-party software, or is there a way to do it with the built-in tools?Windows was unable to complete the format? Help!
Hey guys. I’m trying to reformat my USB drive to make it a bootable disk, but I keep getting errors. (SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Go USB) In File Explorer, it shows “Windows was unable to complete the format”. I tried diskpart with clean, create partition primary, and format, but it just says “Format failed”. Does anyone have suggestions on what might be wrong or how I can forcefully reformat it? TYSM!
USB flash drive showing no media in disk management
I’m having a really frustrating issue with one of my USB flash drives. When I plug it into my computer, it shows up as a removable drive under “This PC.” But when I try to open it, it just says “Please insert a disk into USB drive”. So I went into disk management to check, and there it shows as “Removable” but with No Media. There’s no file system, no partition, nothing. It also shows 0 bytes capacity. Unfortunately, I have some important files on there that I really need. 😨 Does this mean the USB is dead? How to fix the “usb showing no media in disk management” issue?New white paper providing guidance for sizing NTFS volumes
First published on TECHNET on Feb 22, 2011 IntroductionToday, Microsoft released a new white paper, available here, discussing best practices and guidance for sizing NTFS volumes and some details on CHKDSK execution times on Windows Server 2008 R2.
Updating Firmware for Disk Drives in Windows Server 2016 (TP4)
First published on TECHNET on Jan 25, 2016 Updating the firmware for disks has historically been a cumbersome task with a potential for downtime, which is why we're making improvements to Storage Spaces and Windows Server 2016 to enable you to more easily update disk firmware prior to placing a server in production.
Understanding Virtual Disks in iSCSI Target Server
First published on TECHNET on Dec 04, 2013 ContextIn Windows Server 2012 R2, iSCSI Target Server made significant improvements in its persistence layer by providing larger, resilient, dynamically-growing SCSI Logical Units (LUs) that are based on the VHDX format.Understanding the error message “There is not enough space available on the disk(s) to complete this operation” when you create a volume
First published on TECHNET on May 11, 2007 Shrinking volumes is a cool feature of Windows Vista, but we’re starting to see an interesting side effect—the inability to create a new partition in the newly created unallocated space.
