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To make the changes come into effect, click вЂњApplyвЂќ and 'Proceed'. Now you can preview the unallocated space behind D: partition is added into C: drive. And then click вЂњNextвЂќ button to continue. In the pop-up window, check the box before unallocated space which means that the unallocated space will be added into C: drive. Right-click on the partition (here is C: drive) you want to extend and select вЂњMerge PartitionsвЂќ in the drop-down menu.

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We prefer the second fix and show you how to do it step by step.

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You can download the demo version for a free trial.ДЄs for the situation where the unallocated space is not adjacent to the target partition, it provides two fixes: one is moving the partition between the unallocated space and the to-be-extend partition to the right side via the вЂњ Move PartitionвЂќ feature, making the unallocated space behind the target volume and extending it successfully while another one is directly merging the non-adjacent unallocated space into the target volume via the вЂњMerge PartitionвЂќ function. To evade all the hassles, you can run a Server partition manager like AOMEI Partition Assistant Server. This is quite time-consuming and easy to lead data loss. The first solution requires you to back up partition (E), delete partition (E), extend partition (C) and restore data. Merge non-adjacent unallocated space into the target volume directly You can use the rest of unallocated space to re-create D: partition and then restore data. To finalize the modifications, click 'Next'. In the 'Extend Volume Wizard' window, you can input the amount of space in MB to add into C: drive. Now you can right-click on the C: drive and the 'Extend Volume' option is available. Once you have deleted E: partition, it will turn into an unallocated space and be automatically merged with other unallocated space next to it. Open Disk Management tool, right-click on the E: partition and select 'Delete Volume' in the drop-down list. But that will delete all data on the E drive, so please backup the partition beforehand. Delete the volume behind the to-be-extended partitionДЇirst of all, you can delete the partition (here is E), which is right after the to-be-expanded partition, to create an adjacent unallocated space. Check them out and choose a proper method based on your situation.

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To solve the вЂњExtend VolumeвЂќ greyed out issue in Windows Server 2012 Disk Management, there are two solutions. If there is not adjacent unallocated space or the partition is formatted with FAT32 or other file systems, you will meet the вЂњExtend Volume greyed out in Windows 2012вЂќ problem like the above user.Дў Solutions to fix 'extend volume greyed outвЂќ issue in Server 2012 The target volume must be formatted with NTFS file system. The target volume must be followed by a contiguous unallocated space.Дў. However, the вЂњExtend VolumeвЂќ feature only works when the partition you want to extend meet the following two conditions simultaneously:ДЎ.

Why вЂњExtend volumeвЂќ is greyed out in Windows Server 2012?Д¬ompared with previous Server versions such as Windows Server 20, Windows Server 20 R2 can resize partition or re-partition a hard drive more easily because it is equipped with an improved Disk Management, which adds вЂњExtend VolumeвЂќ and вЂњShrink VolumeвЂќ options.

But the 'Extend Volume' option on the C: drive is grayed out and disabled.вЂќ I freed up 100 GB unallocated space from the D: drive using the Disk Management 'Shrink Volume' option and tried to add it into C: drive. With more and more programs installed and data added, the C: drive is running out of free space but D: drive has a lot of free space. вЂњI have a Windows Server 2012 R2 with C: and D: drives on the same disk. 'Extend Volume' greyed out in Windows Server 2012

2 Solutions to fix 'extend volume greyed outвЂќ issue in Server 2012.Why вЂњExtend volumeвЂќ is greyed out in Windows Server 2012?.'Extend Volume' greyed out in Windows Server 2012.

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