Using Windows XP pro with SP3.I have several partitions on my hard drive, the one designated C, which contains the OS, is now getting pretty full. I've just acquired a new hard drive and I plan to move the data on a couple of the partitions to the new hard drive and use the free space to expand the size of C. Can this be done with Disk Management so that the partitions moved to the new drive will keep the same drive letter and be accessible as they are at the moment?Grateful for advice.You have a number of questions packed into "can this be done with Disk Management." Basically, the answer is no. Although you can create and delete partitions with Disk Management, the only tool that is native to Windows XP that expands a partition is diskpart.exe . Unfortunately, diskpart is limited to data volumes. This means that you can't use it to expand the system or boot volume (i.e., C). Use a third-party disk partitioning application.Three well-known products are Easeus Free Partition Manager ,Acronis Disk Director , andParagon Partition Manager .To accomplish your goal with one of the 3 products above, the steps would be:Rename the data partitions on your original drive (for example, X and Y) Install the new drive and create data partitions D and E. Copy the data from X to D and Y to E Use the disk partitioning application to delete partitions X and Y and expand C into the newly-available space.

Using Windows XP pro with SP3.I have several partitions on my hard drive, the one designated C, which contains the OS, is now getting pretty full. I've just acquired a new hard drive and I plan to move the data on a couple of the partitions to the new hard drive and use the free space to expand the size of C. Can this be done with Disk Management so that the partitions moved to the new drive will keep the same drive letter and be accessible as they are at the moment?Grateful for advice.1 person needs an answerI do too

Rename the data partitions on your original drive (for example, X and Y) Install the new drive and create data partitions D and E. Copy the data from X to D and Y to E That's a smart move Lem.Hope this helps, Gerry Cornell