Move EFI partition

[trog100]

i have a dual boot (win 10 and android tablet) it only has a 32 gig system drive with a 16 gig partition for win 10..

the 16 gig is not enough for windows updates.. i dont need or use android so i have deleted all the android partitions.. so far so good i have another 10 gigs of space on the system drive..

i created a new volume which shows up as drive D.. my idea was to merge the two partitions giving me more C drive space for win 10 so as to enable enough upgrade space..

the pic below should show my problem.. i cant merge the two partitions because there is a system EFI file in between them..

does anyone know how to move the EFI partition.. cos as yet i dont.. he he

google shows me other people wanting to do the same thing but no answers.. or at least none i can make much sense of..

its a teclast x89 tablet..

trog

 

[Drone]

It's hard to see anything in that screenshot. You want to merge non-adjacent partitions?

Built-in Windows disk manager is unable to do this. Some people say they do it with Easeus or MiniTool Partition Wizard (freeware) but I have no idea if those programs are reliable. Before doing anything with partitions back up/clone all your data.

 

[Jetster]

Diskpart will remove it. It still may not expand in disk manager. I guess you're learning that Windows grows over time? Also any good partition tool will do this but Diskpart is included in Windows

How to delete partition from command prompt

 

[Drone]

I've just checked and found out that EaseUs and MiniTool Partition Wizard can both merge/resize/move non adjacent partitions

https://www.partitionwizard.com/mergepartitions/how-to-merge-unallocated-spaces.html
http://www.partition-tool.com/easeus-partition-manager/help/resizing-and-moving-partition.htm

edit: will test it on my guinea pig laptop

 

[Komshija]

MiniTool Partition Wizard offers merging partitions, but only in Pro or Server Editions. Free edition lacks the merging option.

 

[trog100]

its to enable win 10 to update to its anniversary edition.. it cant do this due to lack of C drive space i have had a quick try with the trial version of easus.. it didnt seem to be able to do what i want..

i am assuming i cant just delete the efi partition but maybe i could.. as yet i havnt even figured out how to get into the bios of the thing.. maybe that should be my next step..

diskpart could probably do it but figuring out how (it aint that user friendly) might be difficult without step by step instructions..

trog