How to Merge Partitions with Partition Magic in Windows 7/8/10

Why You Need Partition Magic to Merge Partitions on Windows

"I have an unallocated partition space in my computer, I wonder how can I merge this unallocated space with another partition?"

This question is from Nancy, and it is also a common problem for most PC users that how to manage disk partition and make full use of the disk partition.

Sometimes you may want to merge an unallocated space with another partition which is almost full, sometimes you may want to separate a partition into two small partitions to save your work files and videos. Don’t worry, it is not a difficult work. I will show you the way.

Using partition magic software to merge partitions

How to Merge Unallocated Partitions Space without Software

Unallocated space means the partition space which is free to use, you can write data on it and merge it with another partition. How can we make full use of the unallocated partition space? You can merge the unallocated space into C drive or other partition which need to storage a lot of data on it. Partition resize tools can help you make it easily, but if you don’t want to install a software, you can also try system function, like CMD command line Diskpart, Disk management tool.

Merge Partitions with Disk Management Tool

Under disk management in Windows Vista/7/8/10 and Server 2008/2012/2016, you can complete some basic command to your disk partition, such as delete, extend, shrink the partitions. You can follow the steps to merge an unallocated partition into C drive.

Steps to merge partitions:

Step1: Right-click computer, click "manage", choose "Disk Management".

Merge partitions with disk management tool

Step2: Right-click C drive, choose "Extend Volume".

Extend partitions with disk management function

Step3: Select the unallocated partition space, confirm and click"finish"option.

Merge partitions with disk management tool

Merge Partitions with CMD Diskpart

If the Disk Management function doesn’t work out, you can also try to merge partition with CMD Diskpart in windows XP and Server 2003.

Steps to merge partitions:

Step1: Run CMD.

Step 1 to merge partitions with CMD diskpart

Step2: Type "diskpart" in the window.

Step 2 to merge partitions with CMD diskpart

Step3: Type "list volume".

Step 3 to merge partitions with CMD diskpart

Step4: Type "select volume I" (I is the drive letter of the partition you want to merge with another unallocated partition.)

Step 4 to merge partitions with CMD diskpart

Step5: Type "extend".

Step 5 to merge partitions with CMD diskpart

Then the unallocated partition will be merged into the I drive.

Merge Partitions with Partition Magic Tool

Partition Magic 8.0.5 Merge Partitions

There are so much partition resize software in the market, Partition Magic 8.0.5 is one of them, it can merge partitions well for you in Windows XP, if your computer operation system is Windows XP, you can use Partition Magic to merge partitions.

Partition Magic Software Merge Partitions for Windows 7/8/10/11

For Windows PC users, there is a nice partition magic merge partitions software you can try. IM-Magic Partition Resizer Free Edition is a 100% safe freeware which can merge partitions for you easily.

(It's totally free on Windows 11-XP)

Follow the instructions to merge partitions:

Step1: Run the software and select the drive you want to merge. For example, if you want to emerge C drive and H drive, right-click the C drive, choose "Merge Partition".

Step 1 for partition magic software to merge partitions for Windows 7/8/10

Step 1 for partition magic software to merge partitions for Windows 7/8/10

Step2：Choose the partitions you want to merge, choose C and H drive, and set the location to save all the partition, you can choose C.

Step 2 for partition magic software to merge partitions for Windows 7/8/10

Step3: Apply the changes. Confirm the performance on your disk partitions.

Step 3 for partition magic software to merge partitions for Windows 7/8/10

Partition Magic Software Merge Partitions for Windows server 2003/2008/2012/2016

If your computer use Windows server system, you can try IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server Edition.

(Download Trial for WinServers)

The instructions are the same as Free Edition.

Notice:

If you want to merge two partitions which are not adjacent, the steps are a little different. You need to move the space from one partition to next to another partition. You can follow the steps.

In the solutions I mentioned above, the partition merge software is the easiest and effective way, if you don’t want to spend too much time on it, you can try it first. Hope that helps.

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