How to Merge Partitions in Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)

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Why do you need to merge partitions in Windows 7?

Both Windows 7 and the ever-increasing number of Windows 10 users tend to do this when they feel the need to expand a disk partition for storing more data, games, or programs. Some of them may choose to directly resize the partition, while others prefer to merge partitions into one big one. Do you know in what situations people would like to do so? Here are some examples.

• Your C drive is full, causing your computer to run extremely slowly or for your system to freeze frequently.
• You have too many partitions on the disk, making it difficult to find files or fully utilize your hard drive space.
• There is unallocated space on the disk. Adding this unallocated space to some of your partitions can be helpful.

All the examples point to one problem: uneven disk space distribution. Thus, it's a good idea to merge partitions in Windows 7, 8, or 10 with caution and effectiveness. By combining two disk partitions into one, you can create a new volume with sufficient free space, reduce the number of disks, and solve the issue of low disk space warning.

Normally, there are two typical ways to merge Windows 7 partitions. One is the built-in Windows Disk Management and the other is the third-party partition manager software.

How to Merge Partitions in Windows 7 Using Disk Management

While Windows 7's Disk Management tool doesn't have a direct "merge partitions" feature, you can accomplish the same thing by deleting one partition and extending another into the unallocated space.

Requirements for merging partitions in Windows Disk Management:

The two partitions must be adjacent. Both partitions must be formatted as NTFS. You must delete a volume to extend another volume.

"Merge two partitions in Disk Management"

Step 1: Right-click My Computer and select Manage, then Disk Management.

Step 2. Right-click on Drive D and select "Delete Volume." This will turn Drive C into unallocated space.

3. Right-click on Drive C and select "Extend Volume." Follow the "Extend Volume" wizard to add the unallocated space to Drive C.

Step 4. Return to the Windows 7 Disk Management screen, and you will see that your C and D drives have been merged into one larger C drive.

By following the steps above, you have successfully combined C and D drives into one partition. However, there could be many restrictions that prevent you from merging partitions. If you encounter issues like "Extend Volume" greyed out in Windows 7, refer to online tutorials for solutions. After troubleshooting, if you still can't merge partitions or don't want to lose data by deleting all partitions, you can use professional partition management tools to merge partitions more easily and safely.

How to Merge Partitions in Windows 7 with Partition Master

As mentioned above, the built-in Disk Management in Windows 7 will delete one of them when merging partitions, and the two partitions to be merged must be adjacent. Do you know any way to merge two disk partitions without deleting, formatting, or losing data? Or can you merge non-adjacent partitions?

Here, a partition magic software can help you merge partitions in Windows 7 without losing data. With this tool, you can directly merge two adjacent partitions without deleting any other partition. Meanwhile, it supports all Windows users to merge non-adjacent partitions in a very flexible way. Just follow the instructions below carefully and try to merge partitions as needed.

Merging partitions in Windows 7:

Step 1: Select the target partition

Right-click on the disk partition that you want to merge into the space, and select “Merge.”

Step 2: Select the adjacent partitions to merge.

Merge with a partition adjacent to the previously selected one.

Select the partitions to merge

Click "OK" to continue.

Step 3: Perform the operation - Merge partitions

1. Click the "Perform Tasks" button at the top, then click "Apply".
2. The program will merge the two partitions and add the files from the second one to the first.

Select the partitions to merge

Merge non-contiguous partitions in Windows 7:

While you need to delete one partition to extend another, the process is relatively straightforward and simple. You can only merge two non-contiguous partitions with tools like Partition Master, though.

Step 1: Enter the “Disk Partition Management” interface, right-click on one of the partitions to be merged, and select “Merge”.

Select partitions to merge

Step 2: Select a non-adjacent partition to merge and click "OK".

Step 3: Select the target partition where you want to merge the non-contiguous partitions into and click “OK”.

4. Click the “Execute Task” button and then click “Apply” to begin the merging process.

Disk Management and Partition Master Tools

Disk Management is a useful tool for partitioning hard drives, formatting disks, changing drive letters, and performing various other disk-related tasks. It has its pros and cons. Below is a detailed comparison chart listing the main features of Windows 7 Disk Management and third-party disk partition software. Read on and choose the right tool as per your requirement.