How to Merge multiple hard drives into one volume on Windows 10: When you have multiple hard drives on your
computer, it can quickly become hard to keep track where your files are
located. However, similar to previous versions, Windows 10 includes two features that can enable you to combine all the
drives on your PC into a single large volume.
In this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you
through the steps creating one large volume combining multiple hard drives.
How to Merge
multiple hard drives into one large volume
It's important to note that you
will erase the content of the hard drives participating of the Spanned or
Striped volume, as such make sure to backup the data before proceeding.
- Use the Windows key + X keyboard shortcut to open the Power User menu and select Disk Management.
· Right-click the hard drive volume and select Delete volume.
· Click Yes to confirm the deletion of the current volume and all its content.
· Repeat steps 2 and 3 on the hard drives you want to combine.
· Right-click the unallocated space of the drive and select New Striped Volume (or New Spanned Volume).
· Click Next.
· Select the additional disks, one by one, and click Add.
· Click Next.
· Leave the default drive letter assignment and click Next.
· Make sure the file system is set to NTFS, allocation unit size is set to default, and choose a volume label.
· Check the Perform a quick format option.
· Click Next.
· Click Finish.
· You'll be prompted to convert the hard drive from basic to dynamic,
Now click Yes to complete the task.
· Click Yes to confirm the deletion of the current volume and all its content.
· Repeat steps 2 and 3 on the hard drives you want to combine.
· Right-click the unallocated space of the drive and select New Striped Volume (or New Spanned Volume).
· Click Next.
· Select the additional disks, one by one, and click Add.
· Click Next.
· Leave the default drive letter assignment and click Next.
· Make sure the file system is set to NTFS, allocation unit size is set to default, and choose a volume label.
· Check the Perform a quick format option.
· Click Next.
· Click Finish.
· You'll be prompted to convert the hard drive from basic to dynamic,
Now click Yes to complete the task.
The best solution for you will depend on what you're
trying to accomplish. If you're looking to combine different hard drive sizes
to create a large volume, then your better option may be Spanned volume. If
you're looking to increase read and write performance, while creating a large
volume from multiple drives, perhaps Striped volume is the best solution.
How to Merge multiple hard drives into one volume on Windows 10
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