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asbjorn136

So, yeah. Mayben I've come to the wrong place, but I need some help regarding the update from Windows 8 to 8.1

The thing is when i built my pc i formatted my HDD and only made 5GB of space on the OS drive, and the Win 8.1 update is 4GB so i dont have enough space, and I'm not ready to reformat the whoole thing, so i was wondering if there was an easier way to go about installing the 8.1 update.

Thank you guys for the help :D

Edit: Thanks to you guys my problem got fixed. Thank you once more!

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asbjorn136

It was an accident and when i noticed i had only 5 gig on there i was just too lazy to go redo all of it again... i guess i shouldof done that from the beginning

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PLAYER8

Get EaseUS Partition Manager and set it to at least 30GB for the OS. No formatting needed.

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asbjorn136

Thanks man. I really appreciate your help. I'm going to try this in 1 hour when i get home

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asbjorn136

Apparently this didn't work, dont know why

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asbjorn136

It says i need a serial number to apply changes...

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helixx

5 GB left in OS drive and you still thinking of adding 4 GB?
Ehhh....

Well, just open Disk Management by pressing Win + X. Right click on a drive to "Shrink Volume". Then extend the volume of your OS drive.

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hansmageo

Resize the OS partition using Partition Magic or similiar tool. Existing partitions can be resized without loss of data.

BTW, for Windows 8 you neeed at least 20 GB.

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tciulo
  • backup everything important to an external drive/usb key/cloud
  • download and install partition manager: http://minitool.com/partition-manager.html
  • download, install and run ccleaner: http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
  • download, install and run disk defrag: http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/ : defrag and optimize all partitions
  • reboot
  • disconnect from internet
  • terminate every non-essential process and background application from the task manager (if you're unsure, leave this: don't gamble here)
  • run partition manager and shrink the 2nd partition by at least 15GB (but I'd recommend 25GB+), then resize the OS partition to fill the emptied space
  • as it starts, cross your finger
  • if successful, create a celebration GA ;)

GL

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