Unlock the Secret to Perfectly Organized Windows 10 - Learn How to Move Partitions with Gparted Now!
Are you tired of having cluttered and disorganized storage on your Windows 10 computer? Do you struggle with finding the files you need and constantly running out of space on your hard drive? If so, then you need to learn how to move partitions with Gparted. This powerful tool is the key to perfectly organized storage on your Windows 10 computer, and it’s easier to use than you might think.
What is Gparted?
Gparted is a free, open-source partition editor for Linux, but it can also be used on Windows. It allows you to manage your hard drive partitions and resize, create, delete, and move partitions. This means that you can optimize your hard drive to suit your needs and improve your computer’s performance.
Why use Gparted?
Using Gparted is essential if you want perfectly organized storage on your Windows 10 computer. It allows you to tackle common storage issues, such as:
- Running out of space on your hard drive
- Not being able to find files and folders
- Wanting to optimize your storage for performance
- Wanting to create a separate partition for your operating system
By using Gparted, you can solve these issues and have a more efficient computer experience.
How to use Gparted
Before you start using Gparted, make sure to backup your data. Moving partitions can be risky and may cause data loss if not done properly. Once you’ve backed up your data, follow these simple steps to get started with Gparted:
- Download and install Gparted
You can download Gparted from the official website. Once you’ve downloaded it, install it on your computer.
- Run Gparted
Open Gparted and select the hard drive partition that you want to modify. Make sure to select the correct partition, as making changes to the wrong partition could cause data loss.
- Resize the partition
To resize the partition, select ‘Resize/Move’ from the toolbar. This will bring up a window where you can adjust the size of the partition. Simply drag the edges of the partition to resize it. You can also enter specific values if you want to be more precise. Once you’re happy with the partition size, click ‘OK’.
- Move the partition
To move the partition, select ‘Resize/Move’ again and drag the partition to its new location. You can also enter specific values if you want to be more precise. Once you’re happy with the partition location, click ‘OK’.
- Apply changes
Once you’ve made all the changes you want, click ‘Apply’ to apply the changes. This may take some time, depending on the size of the partition and the modifications you’ve made.
Final thoughts
Using Gparted is the key to perfectly organized storage on your Windows 10 computer. By resizing and moving partitions, you can optimize your hard drive to suit your needs and improve your computer’s performance. However, remember to backup your data before making any changes, as moving partitions can be risky and may cause data loss if not done properly. With Gparted, you can unlock the secret to perfectly organized storage on your Windows 10 computer!
GParted is a Linux-based tool designed to create, delete, copy, resize, move, or label partitions with different file systems, such as ntfs, btrfs, ext2/3/4, f2fs, FAT16/32, hfs/hfs+, linux-swap, luks, lvm2 pv, nilfs2, reiserfs/4, udf, ufs, and xfs.
Although Windows 10 includes its own partition manager that should be enough for most users, it lacks of some essential features, such as the ability to move partitions, which can come in handy when managing multiple partitions on a single drive. For instance, when you’re deleting one of the partition on the drive, and you need to move another partition to be able to extend the Windows 10 or another partition.
In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to move partitions within a drive on a Windows 10 device using GParted.
- How to create a USB bootable media with GParted
- How to resize drive partition using GParted
How to create a USB bootable media with GParted
To create a GParted bootable media, connect a USB flash drive with at least 2GB of space to your device, and use these steps:
- Download tuxboot from SourceForge. (Select the latest stable version available.)
- Double-click the tuxboot-x.x.x.exe file.
- Click the Yes button to bypass the “unknown publisher” warning.
- Select the On-Line Distribution option.
- Use the drop-down menu and select the gparted-live-stable option.
- Use the “Type” drop-down menu and select the USB Drive option.
- Use the “Drive” drop-down menu and select the flash drive.
- Tuxbox tool creating a GParted bootable drive
- Click the OK button.
Once you’ve completed the steps, tuxboot will create a bootable media with the GParted files, which you can use to boot your computer to use GParted.
Download tuxboot from SourceForge. (Select the latest stable version available.)
Double-click the tuxboot-x.x.x.exe file.
Click the Yes button to bypass the “unknown publisher” warning.
Select the On-Line Distribution option.
Use the drop-down menu and select the gparted-live-stable option.
Use the “Type” drop-down menu and select the USB Drive option.
Use the “Drive” drop-down menu and select the flash drive.
Tuxbox tool creating a GParted bootable drive
Click the OK button.
However, before you start with the tool, you need to make sure that your device can boot from USB. Typically, you’ll need to access your device Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) or Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) hitting one of the function keys (F1, F2, F3, F10, or F12), the ESC, or the Delete key during boot.
Once inside the firmware, look for the Boot section and make sure the boot order is set to the drive that contains the Windows 10 installation files, and do not forget to save the configuration.
The BIOS/UEFI can be different depending on the manufacturer and even per computer model, as such make sure to check your manufacturer support website for more specific instructions.
How to move drive partition using GParted
To use GParted to move a partition to the beginning of the drive or next to first partition, connect the USB flash drive with GParted to your device, and then use these steps:
- Start your computer with the GParted USB drive.
- Select the GParted Live (Default settings) option and press Enter.
- Start GParted
- Select the Don’t touch keymap option and press Enter.
- GParted keymap settings
- Select your language and press Enter.
- Select a language to start GParted
- Select 0 and press Enter.
- Start GParted with graphical UI
- Use the drop-down menu in the top-right corner to select the drive containing the partition.
- Select the partition you want to move, and click the Resize/Move button.
- Gparted move partition option
- In the Free space preceding option specify 0 as the maximum size and press Enter. (You can also slide the partition to beginning of the unallocated space.)
- Gparted Resize/Move settings
- Click the Resize/Move button.
- Click the OK button.
- Click the Apply button.
- Gparted apply partition changes option
- Click the Apply again button to confirm and commit the changes.
- Click the Close button.
Once you complete the steps, the Linux-based tool will move the partition to be beginning of the unallocated space on the drive you selected.
Start your computer with the GParted USB drive.
Select the GParted Live (Default settings) option and press Enter.
Start GParted
Select the Don’t touch keymap option and press Enter.
GParted keymap settings
Select your language and press Enter.
Select a language to start GParted
Select 0 and press Enter.
Start GParted with graphical UI
Use the drop-down menu in the top-right corner to select the drive containing the partition.
Select the partition you want to move, and click the Resize/Move button.
Gparted move partition option
In the Free space preceding option specify 0 as the maximum size and press Enter. (You can also slide the partition to beginning of the unallocated space.)
Gparted Resize/Move settings
Click the Resize/Move button.
Click the Apply button.
Gparted apply partition changes option
Click the Apply again button to confirm and commit the changes.
Click the Close button.
