How to add unallocated space to C when Extend Volume is grayed out

This video shows you how to delete the recovery partition on Windows 10 and 11 so you can add unallocated space (Extend volume) to your C partition.
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0. Intro: 0:00
1. The issue: 0:37
2. Why is extend volume greyed out: 1:50
3. Is it safe to delete the recovery partition: 2:15
4. Disclaimer: 2:44
5. How to delete the recovery partition: 3:01
6. Adding unallocated space to C drive: 5:02
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[IveReignSupreme]

Yo this guy is an absolute legend. Speaks clearly, knows what to do and how to do it. I knew absolutely nothing, but now I feel like I can do this 1000 times because of this guy. Keep making these helpful content bro 🎉

[allanyoung]

Hey this is great and good job with the videos. I wanted to add one thing, if you want to add the recovery partition back to the drive after you have deleted it and extended the drive, what you can do is install windows 10 or 11 (at the time of this comment) and select the option to keep all files, settings and apps. This will keep everything the same and add the recovery partition to the drive. I literally just did this today. Thanks.

[rossinnes]

This helped me so much! You have a real talent for explaining things clearly. I wouldn’t have known what to do

[DunsfordFarnsworth]

So nice to find videos that get to the point with clear concise instructions. So many other vids have a bunch of random stuff in between steps and draws out the whole process longer than it ever needed to be

[qijpikr]

Fantastic job with process and details. I just installed a new M.2 SSD into my laptop and ran into a problem you identified. I had to delete my recovery partition to fully benefit from the larger drive I just installed. Thanks to this video, I was able to accomplish this task. Very Grateful to you and this video.

[faisalalkadi]

You are a legend man .. thank you so much for both videos on the clone and the extend .. it took me a long tome to figure it out and you just nailed it to me. Keep it up man

[mosesrodriguez]

WOW! Thank you for your tutorial. I have been struggling for hours attempting to extend the C: drive. You make it look so easy. Thank you again.

[linggalaxy]

Ah, bless you! I used another of your videos to upgrade (clone) my 1TB SSD to a 2TB SSD and it was so simple, following your clear instructions! Unfortunately, it did such a good job cloning it showed only 1TB on the new 2TB drive, with the option to Extend Volume not available (greyed out). Another of your videos (this one) to the rescue! Thank you so very much - there are so many instructional videos out there generously uploaded by various folks, but yours are always the most informative and easy to follow - as well as encouraging - you make us think it just that easy - and after following your steps, it is! AND SUCCESSFUL! Thank you so much.

[joepereira]

What an awesome job, Charlie. I was able to upgrade successfully with the 2 videos when the 'Extend Volume" was grayed out. I really appreciate it.

[classicjag]

Charlie, you are THE MAN. I used your other video to copy a 500GB SSD to a 2TB SSD, and then installed the new 2TB SSD into my PC. No issues at all, except this one...I couldn't extend the volume. But you my friend had a link to THIS video, and it worked perfectly. THANK YOU THANK YOU!

[mohammadbarakat]

i just got to say man, i have never been as impressed as i am after watching your videos. Your care and thurough thought process really saved my day.

[ClaudeGnome]

Thank you so much, I watched you other video on cloning/installing the new SSD and freaked out when the extend option was greyed out. This was super easy and fixed my issue.

[azee]

What if we have other drives in between C drive and unallocated space? Like D drive in between C and unallocated space?

[mmahouyou]

there is no recovery partition, only system reserved and yet it still doesn't work

[miket.]

Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, you have no idea how long it took for me to find instructions for how to fix this issue anywhere else.😁

[steeplecab]

Thanks for this video, Charlie. I replaced a 500 Gb SSD with a 1 Tb SSD. Somehow the new drive wound up with three recovery partitions. I deleted them one at a time, just repeating the pertinent steps, and it all went great! Your videos are a lifesaver!

[SentsuSmellsYou]

Thank you so much Charlie, like everyone has said. Your two videos, especially this one was very well put together and explained perfectly. Got my subscription 👍 keep doing what your doing man.

[happy-xvgn]

what do i do if i do not have a recovery partition

[FPSBB]

Yo thanks Charlie, googling things in 2024 is annoying and theres alot of mixed information out there. This was quick and easy, thanks sir!

[aldrich]

Dude I just upgraded from 500GB to 1 TB SSD and this was the only video I could find that fixed my problem. Thank you very much.