Solved Cant use 800gb of my harddrive???

rellick1313

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I recently switched over from Mac to my Windows 8 PC and just now I noticed that it says I have only 12.7GB Free, but my D drive has 764. So can I not use all my memory on this PC? How can I use this memory?
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This is space not memory. Create folders on D:\ for your music, pictures and movies, move it all there, then make shortcuts in your librarys to include those folder locations.
 

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    5GB
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    120Mb/s
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Yes, free up space on the C drive by moving your data files to the D data drive...
 

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The installed applications and the operating system will remain on the C:\ drive.
 

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    5GB
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Internet Speed
    120Mb/s
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You are better off adapting to a two partition setup. The data drive is where all your stuff is kept, this lets the operating system and programs work faster. Also helps with your backup strategy... separates system from stuffs... :cool:
 

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    17074 Pro
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    5GB
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Internet Speed
    120Mb/s
  • PC2
    HP A12 R7 17074
Can I at least make the C drive larger and D drive smaller? Or should I not mess with it at all? My programs will take up a lot more than my photos and music will....
 

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Show us a screenshot of your Disk Management screen, from there you can add space to the C drive possibly...right clik on Computer, select Manage, then Disk Management...
 

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    17074 Pro
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    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP dv7 3173nr
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    M520
    Memory
    5GB
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Internet Speed
    120Mb/s
  • PC2
    HP A12 R7 17074
You should be able to right clik on the d drive and shrink the volume by the size you want to add to the C drive, it will become 'unallocated' space, then you can expand C.
 

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    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Internet Speed
    120Mb/s
  • PC2
    HP A12 R7 17074
Thank you.I am doing a backup now just in case something happens to the C drive so when it finishes I will shrink the D drive and expand the C drive. If that fixes it I will mark as solved. Thank you again!
 

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    Win8.1 Pro | Win10TP Pro - boot to VHD
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    HP Pavilion dv6-c610us
    CPU
    AMD VISION A6-3420M Quad-Core (2.4GHz/1.5GHz)
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 SDRAM (2 DIMM)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6520G Discrete-Class Graphics
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    HP 2072a (20" LED)
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    Hitachi 640GB (5400 RPM)
    Seagate 2 TB external
    WD 500 GB external
    Keyboard
    Logitech K520 (wireless bundle)
    Mouse
    Logitech M310 (wireless bundle)
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    IE 11 (default) & Pale Moon
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    http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-dv6-6c00-Entertainment-Notebook-PC-series/5191856/model/5218495/document/c03138553/
So I used Minitool Partition Wizard and gave my C drive 400gb from my D drive and in the future I will have to start saving photos and files into the D Drive. Thank you all for your help!
 

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So I used Minitool Partition Wizard and gave my C drive 400gb from my D drive and in the future I will have to start saving photos and files into the D Drive. Thank you all for your help!

That works too :)

Glad you sorted it out.

When you get the chance, please mark your thread solved.

Bill
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My Computer

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  • OS
    Win8.1 Pro | Win10TP Pro - boot to VHD
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv6-c610us
    CPU
    AMD VISION A6-3420M Quad-Core (2.4GHz/1.5GHz)
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 SDRAM (2 DIMM)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6520G Discrete-Class Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2072a (20" LED)
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 640GB (5400 RPM)
    Seagate 2 TB external
    WD 500 GB external
    Keyboard
    Logitech K520 (wireless bundle)
    Mouse
    Logitech M310 (wireless bundle)
    Browser
    IE 11 (default) & Pale Moon
    Other Info
    HP product specs:

    http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-dv6-6c00-Entertainment-Notebook-PC-series/5191856/model/5218495/document/c03138553/
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