Resizing a partition without data loss?

[bowman]

Hello Everyone!

I was running a single 1TB HDD in my system with 2partitions : #80gb system and #850gb data.
I've recently bought a new SSD and cloned my system partition to it with Macrium Reflect without any problems.
Now that im running my OS from the SSD , i dont need that unneccessarily formatted 80gig , besides that 850gig that im using for data storage.
I deleted the system partition on my HDD so there became 80gig free space that i can allocate to extending the data partition, and use 1partition on the HDD with the drive's full capacity.

I wanted to make sure, that extending the 850gig partition with that 80gig free space on the same drive doesn't FORMAT it. (??)
If anyone knows it for sure, please let me know, that i can extend it without losing all my data... that wouldn't be too comfortable to say at least

Thanks in advance!

[jbr]

It won't delete anything, but depending on how much data is there it could take a loooooooong time

[bowman]

Thanks guys!
As long as it doesn't mess with the data, im fine with the wait.

Cheers

[bowman]

could take a loooooooong time

Allright, the procedure itself took about 2sec, and the partition manager said its going to convert the partitions to one dynamic partition.

The partitions before were: 80gb-primary (which i deleted), and 850gb logical. Now i see them as 2 simple volumes, both indicated with a yellowish-brownish stipe colour.

The SSD is indicated as: primary partition, basic type.

At the top of the partition manager window it lists 2 disks:

C-system / simple / basic type / NTFS / capacity 111gb (this is the 120gig, ssd, its OK)

D-Data / simple / dynamic type / NTFS / capacity 851gb (but this should be 930gigs, since i extended it with the deleted 80gig primary partition on the same disk)

Marcium Reflect cloning software doesn't see my HDD at all (it detected before, when there were 2partitions on the HDD)

In "My Computer" i see the data partition as intended: 931gb capacity, and it works fine.

Did i do something wrong? Shall i be account for any performance or stability issues differencies?

 

Thanks!

EDIT:

I reopened the partition manager again, and it lists the 2 disks fine now. 111gig SSD, 931gb HDD.

[bowman]

Anyone?