Disk management format greyed out
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#Disk management format greyed out windows#
You can't, for example, format the hard drive on which Windows is running.
#Disk management format greyed out Pc#
Note that the process can be different depending on whether it's your only hard drive and whether you have a spare PC or not.
#Disk management format greyed out how to#
We explain how to use tools built in to Windows to completely wipe a PC or laptop drive. To learn how to extend your system volume, please refer to this article published on our site.Formatting a computer's hard drive is an important step if you're disposing of it and wish to remove all your personal data, and also if you want to completely remove an old Windows installation. If you have multiple, you can extend the system volume using third-party software. If you want to extend your system volume, you will not be able to do so using the Disk Management utility unless you only have one partition on your hard drive.
Therefore, if the volume that you are trying to extend is in FAT32 format, the option will be greyed out. Partition format type: It is important to note that only NTFS file systems can be extended using the Disk Management utility.