How to Easily Allocate Free Space with Partition Assistant?

Overview of Allocate Free Space

To reallocate space between two partitions without deleting data, you can use a partition editor like GParted. Here's how: first, boot from a live USB or CD with GParted installed. Then, select the partition you want to shrink and move the free space to the other partition, which you want to expand. Be cautious not to delete any data or overwrite the partition table. If you're unsure, consider backing up your data and seeking professional help. Always ensure you have a backup before making significant changes to your partition layout.

Allocating free space is a function provided by Qiling Disk Master that helps redistribute free partition space, improving the traditional method of resizing partitions. This function allows users to transfer free space from one partition to another, directly enlarging the destination partition without needing to resize or shrink another partition first. It's a simple and fast way to increase partition space.

• The target partition is running out of space and needs to be expanded to continue saving files and folders and run efficiently.
• You want to keep fewer partitions on the hard disk and make the management of your disks easier.
• You want to extend the existing partition to use the unallocated space on the hard disk.
• To achieve this, you can use the `resize2fs` command to shrink the source partition, and then use `e2label` to relabel the partition with a new label that reflects its new size. After that, you can use `e2fsck` to check and repair the file system, and finally use `resize2fs` again to resize the file system to the new size.

How to Allocate Free Space from One Partition to Another

Before you do

• Download and install Qiling Disk Master on a Windows computer.
• To ensure a smooth process, make sure there's another partition on the same disk with available free space. This will allow you to allocate the free space from one partition to another, making the process more efficient.
• If you're about to run an operation on a partition where other apps are currently running, Qiling Disk Master will alert you to close those apps by clicking "Retry" or perform the operation in PreOS Mode by selecting "Restart Now" (your computer will restart). Alternatively, you can cancel the operation by clicking "Cancel Operations" and reboot your computer to redo the operation without any open apps.

This tool is useful for extending a partition with space from another partition. It requires a paid version of Qiling Disk Master Professional, Server, or above versions to use.

To Allocate Free Space

1. Launch Qiling Disk Master, right-click the partition you want to allocate free space from, and select "Move/Resize" to allocate free space from the chosen partition.

2. Type in the size of the free space which you want to cut from the E: partition and this free space will be directly added to the destination partition, allocating 50GB's free space from the E: partition to the C: partition.

3. Please click "Proceed" to resize the partition.

4. The process will start. Please wait until it is finished. Then, you can close the program to exit.

Conclusion

You can easily extend one partition with space from another on the same drive by following the steps above. This process allows you to utilize the allocated space in the destination partition, making it a convenient way to optimize your disk space.

With the help of Qiling Disk Master, you can easily manage partitions on your computer, including moving, merging, changing partition type ID or serial number, and other tasks, making it more convenient to handle your computer's partitions.

Notes:

• This operation may alter the original location of your data, but won't delete them yet. To ensure data safety, we recommend learning the tutorial "How to Safely Partition" before proceeding. You can also back up your data to another safe location.
• The program will then take some free space from the source partition and allocate it to the target partition, effectively shrinking the source partition and expanding the target partition.

FAQs:

Q: How long will it take to allocate free space?

A: The program will allocate a partition of a specified size, and prompt an estimated time after clicking the "Apply" button, depending on the size of the partition desired.

Q: No, it is not possible to use the feature "Allocate Free Space" to extend a partition with a partition space from another hard disk. This feature is used to add free space from within the same disk, not from another disk.

A: To be able to extend a partition with the partition space on a different disk, you would need to merge the free space from the other disk into the disk where the partition is located, and then you can extend the partition using the merged free space. This is a more complex operation and requires more manual steps.