While working in Win XP/ 2000/2003, you may get the Insufficient disk space message, meaning your c:\ drive is almost full. So you either have to delete some files or uninstall a few programs. But what if the c:\ partition has reached its limits? There's a way out if you have free space in any other partition. Just create an empty folder there, and follow the instructions below. This empty folder will appear as a part of your c:\ partition and you can use it to install new programs or simply store your data. Let's see how.
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| /pcq/media/post_attachments/bd144acd9ac13167fcb71d5c543131bfd7ea518211abec675ab8d016665f73a7.jpg) | 1. Create an empty folder in any NTFS partition that has ample space. It could be on the same drive or on a separate physical drive | 2. Run diskmgmt.msc from Start Menu. Right click on the drive you want to expand, select 'Change Drive Letter or Partition' and click on Add | /pcq/media/post_attachments/77291a3598c87e4594255c83f6f6adbc197c7c172e137b226dc3861876e4ddb0.jpg) | /pcq/media/post_attachments/d0978e9e4a7d19f56273ab1b2ee21f1a18b400cbc4e52d4b3c4ea7975d137a20.jpg) | 3. From the 'Add Drive Letter Path' window, select 'Mount the following empty NTFS folder' and give the path for the empty NTFS folder | 4. As can be seen, the empty folder is converted into a 'drive' and becomes a copy of the drive you expanded |
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Sanjay Majumder