How to extend partitions or revert shrunk partitions?

This document will explain the steps to extend partitions or revert shrunk partitions. This can be done in two ways,

• Using Windows interface
• Using command line interface

Using Windows Interface

To shrink a basic volume partition using windows interface, follow the steps given below,

1. Run diskmgmt.msc and open disk manager.
2. You will be able to view the avaiable partition volumes now. Right-click the basic volume you want to extend.
3. Click Extend Volume and follow the on screen instructions to complet the extending process.

Using a Command line interface:

To shrink a basic volume using a command line interface follow the steps given below,

1. Open a command prompt and run command diskpart.
2. At the DISKPART prompt, type list volume. Decide on the number of the simple volumes you want to extend.
3. Now type select volume <volumenumber>. This selects the basic volume's volume number that you want to extend into contiguous empty space on the same disk.
4. Type extend [size=<size>]. This will extend the selected volume to desired size in megabytes (MB).