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basic disk without losing all the data on that drive. Be prepared to back up all

data before you convert.

You can extend or span any simple volume on a dynamic disk, not just the

“one on the end” in the Disk Management console. You simply select the

volume to expand and the total volume increase you want. Figure 9-43 shows

a simple 488.28-GB volume named Extended that has been enlarged an extra

1316.40 GB in a portion of the hard drive, skipping the 195.31-GB section of

unallocated space contiguous to it. This created an 1804.68-GB volume.

Windows has no problem skipping areas on a drive.

Figure 9-43 Extended volume (Windows 7)

Extending Hard Drives in Windows

You can extend and shrink volumes in current versions of Windows

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