This will grow the NTFS volume to fill the partition. You'll get something like:Įnter 'select partition #' where # is the partition number associated with your 'C:' 'drive'.įinally, use the command extend. You'll get something like:Įnter select disk # where # is the disk number listed for your hard disk drive (most liekly 0).Įnter list partition. I'd recommend running CHKDSK on the volume to be sure it's healthy, and, of course, being sure that you've got a good backup before proceeding.īoot your Windows 7 installation CD and at the 'Install Windows' dialog, press Shift-F10 to open a command prompt.Īt the DISKPART> prompt, enter list disk to see the disks on your machine.
It's unclear to me how your machine would've gotten that way, but it's certainly possible. On the 'Disk Management' window, locate the USB Drive that you want to restore to full capacity. Click on the topmost result to go to the 'Disk Management' window.
Having an NTFS volume show as larger than the partition its in is bad mojo, but smaller is no big deal. Go to the search panel on the Task Bar of your home screen on Windows, and search for 'Disk Management' or 'diskmgmt.msc'. NTFS maintains a count of the allocation units in the volume irrespective of the partition size. It's possible for the partition to be a different size than the NTFS volume inside the partition.