Disk Management a mess 1

[DMoll]

Having extended disk volumes a few times the graphical view of my disk management console is a mess of disjointed volume info "boxes". Can these be joined together so each volume info is displayed in a single box?

Having re-organised our server data it would also be nice to return some now unused disk space to unallocated? If not, can an entire volume be returned?

 

[markdmac]

So longs as the data all exists on a volume OTHER THAN the system/boot volume, yes you can get this all together.

Will require a bit of work but not hard work.

First back up all of your data. Verify that you can restore from the backup. Next go into the Disk Management applet. <the following is copied from the help file>

Right-click the dynamic volume you want to delete, and then click Delete Volume.

Important: Use caution when deleting a volume. Deleting a simple volume, spanned volume, striped volume, mirrored volume, or RAID-5 volume deletes all the data on the volume as well the volume itself. You cannot recover deleted volumes.

Notes: To open Computer Management, click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.
You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure.
You cannot delete the system volume, boot volume, or any volume that contains the active paging file or crash dump (memory dump).
Dynamic simple, spanned, striped, mirrored, and RAID-5 volumes are not available on Windows XP Home Edition. Dynamic mirrored and RAID-5 volumes are not available on Windows XP Professional or Windows XP 64-Bit Edition.
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OK, now that you have removed the volumes, you can recreate them with the proper size that is needed. Then restore your data.

I hope you find this post helpful. Please let me know if it was.

Regards,

Mark