How to Merge SSD Partitions in Windows 11/10 [Step-by-Step Guide]

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Last updated on April 22, 2024

Merging partitions is a popular way to effectively reduce the number of partitions on your computer's hard drive. This is especially important for SSDs, which usually have less capacity than HDDs. So, if you're looking for a simple way to merge partitions on an SSD, you've come to the right place. We'll introduce three easy ways to do that in Windows. But first, let's clarify why we need to merge partitions on an SSD.

Why merge partitions on an SSD?

Merging partitions involves combining two partitions into one or merging an unallocated space with a partition on an SSD to expand its storage. Now, why would you want to merge partitions on an SSD? There are compelling reasons behind this, which include:

Increase storage:

For example, if your SSD is not properly partitioned and you are facing the C drive full issue but have enough free space on Drive D or any other drive, you can merge Drive C with another drive to fix this issue.

Manage the partitions carefully:

Having too many partitions on your hard drive can be difficult to manage, and you might forget which partition contains important files. Merging them allows for more efficient management. Additionally, if you have too many partitions on an SSD, they may be too small to hold larger files like movies.

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Well, do you know how to merge partitions on SSD? Don't worry if you have no idea. You can get three effective ways to accomplish the task.

How to Merge Partitions on SSD – 3 Effective Ways

In this part, you can learn how to merge SSD partitions with 3rd-party tools - AOMEI Partition Assistant Free, Disk Management, and CMD. First, let's compare these 3 methods so that you can choose the better one. There is a table for you to determine which one to use, from which you can see clearly that AOMEI Partition Assistant features rich functions and is easier to use.

Both Disk Management and Diskpart require you to delete the partition first, so you need to back up your data, or use a tool like Partition Master to merge partitions without losing data.

Now we try to merge two partitions with Partition Master.

Method 1: Merge partitions on SSD with Partition Master Tool

AOMEI Partition Assistant enables users to merge partitions directly in Windows 10/11 without any other operations, even merging a partition with unallocated space that is not adjacent. In addition, it's user-friendly, so you'll like it if you're a computer novice. Now, download it and merge your SSD partitions.

Step 1: Select the target partition

Right-click the partition you want to merge and select “Merge.”

Launch the disk partition manager software.

Step 2: Choose adjacent partitions to merge

Select a partition that is adjacent to the one chosen previously for merging.

Click “OK” to proceed.

Step 3: Perform the merge partitions operation

1. Click the "Start Task" button at the top, then hit "Apply."
2. The program will merge the partitions and add the files from the second partition to the first one.

Select the partitions to merge

See, with a Partition Master tool, you can easily merge partitions on Windows 10. But does the Partition Master tool have any other features besides merging partitions? Absolutely!

Other features of Partition Master tool:

• Fix low disk space error
• Merge C drive with D drive
• Extend C drive with another disk
• Convert MBR to GPT without data loss
• Merge non-adjacent partitions in Windows 10

If you encounter disk partition problems or other partition errors, download it for assistance.

Method 2: Merge SSD Partitions with Disk Management

What is Disk Management? It can help you merge partitions in Windows 10/11, but you can't directly combine two partitions. Instead, you need to delete the partition and then use the "Extend Volume" option in Disk Management. Now, try the steps below.

Step 1. Right-click on "This PC" and go to "Manage" > "Computer Management" > "Storage" > "Disk Management."

Step 2: Right-click on the partition with more available space.

Step 3: Choose the “Delete Volume” option.

4. Right-click the partition you want to extend, and select “Extend Volume.”

Step 5: Follow the Extend Volume Wizard to combine the two partitions.

This feature is available when your unallocated space is adjacent to the partition you want to extend. For example, if you want to merge two partitions directly or via non-contiguous unallocated space, you'll find Extend Volume grayed out. In such cases, you can turn to the Partition Master tool.

If you're comfortable with computer jargon, you can try using the disk partitioning command to merge your partitions instead.

Method 3: Merge partitions on SSD with CMD

An administrator can use Diskpart to scan for, build, delete, and resize disk partitions. It can also be used to merge partitions. Try the following steps.

Step 1: Open the Start menu, and type the command diskpart.exe

Step 2: Type list volume, and press Enter.

Step 3: Type the command select volume e

Replace e with the correct volume letter.

Step 4: Type delete volume to unassign the disk partition.

Step 5. Once that's done, type the command to merge the partition with the unallocated space: extend

If you encounter issues like "Diskpart was unable to extend the volume" along the way, there's a link that can assist you:

Conclusions

After reading this article, you may know how to merge partitions in Windows 10/11. If the partition you want to extend has unallocated space right behind it, you can combine them in Disk Management. If there's no such unallocated space or the two targets are not adjacent, we recommend using the Partition Master tool. The next part will show you other issues related to merging partitions on an SSD.

Frequently Asked Questions on How to Merge Partitions on SSD in UTF-8 Encoding

Do you have any other questions about our topic? If so, read on; this section might be helpful.

Will partitioning an SSD harm it?

Partitioning an SSD doesn't harm it, and by reserving some unallocated space, you can actually extend its lifespan. Plus, properly partitioning an SSD makes it easier to manage.

< strong > 2. Is it better to have multiple partitions on an SSD?

We don't recommend partitioning an SSD that has limited storage space. However, if your SSD has only one partition, you can create two to separate operating system files from other data.

3. Can I merge C drive and D drive?

Certainly, you can. If you run out of space on your C drive and have a lot of free space on the D drive, you can directly merge C and D drives using tools like Partition Master.