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Discussions tagged with 'drive g' on WindowsForum.com focus on managing the G: drive partition in Windows, particularly when it contains a separate operating system installation like Windows 8. Users ask about shrinking the G: drive to free up space for other partitions, such as the D: drive, and encounter warnings about potential boot issues after resizing. Topics include using Disk Management to adjust partition sizes, understanding the risks of modifying a system partition, and troubleshooting space constraints on non-OS drives. The tag covers practical advice for users managing multi-boot setups or multiple partitions on a single physical disk.
  1. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 8 Question about Disk Management?

    Hi Yesterday I was getting tight on space for my Windows 10 software etc, this is not the drive that Windows 10 is installed on. It's a separate partition on the same drive that Windows 8 is installed on. I decided to shrink my G:\ drive which is the Windows 8 partition, and move the space to...
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    • backup boot issues d drive data recovery disk management disk space drive g external drive formatting installation operating system partition primary partition restore storage system image windows 10 windows 8
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support