Expand a partition

With SFW, the capability has been added to expand a partition (also known as a basic volume). The command is done online and is similar in concept to the command to expand a dynamic volume.

To expand a partition (basic volume)

  1. Right-click the basic volume you want to expand, and then click Expand Partition in the context menu that appears.
  2. Enter a number in the desired text box.

    The options are as follows:

    • The Add by option lets you add a specific amount to the partition by entering a number in the entry box.

    • The New Partition size option lets you specify the total partition size you want in the entry box.

    Clicking the Max Size button enters the maximum partition size in the New Partition size entry box.

    The drop-down lists next to the entry boxes let you indicate the size in Sectors, KB, MB, GB, or TB.

  3. Click OK to complete the command.