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How to Create a Simple or Spanned Volume

Increase the storage capacity of a simple volume by extending it to an existing

volume that has unallocated space or by creating a spanned volume.

To create a spanned volume by using Disk Management-

1.    InComputer Management, open Disk Management.

2.    Right-click the simple or spanned volume you want to extend, click Extend

Volume, and then fol Iow the instructions on your screen.

To create a simple volume by using DiskPart:

1.    Open Command Prompt, and then type diskpart

2.    At the DISKPART prompt, type list volunic

Make a notę of the number of the basie volume you want to extend.

3.    At the DISKPART prompt, type select volumen (where n is the basie

volume that you want to extend into contiguous, empty space on the same disk).

4.    At the DISKPART prompt, type extendsize=o(where o is the size of the

extendedpartition in megabytes).