Windows Explorer will not show any free space on your hard drive. Instead, it will show that the hard drive has less capacity than it actually does, for example, 1TB shows 700GB. Fortunately, Windows 11/10/8/7 PCs allow you to monitor the complete disc space allocation state, including unallocated space, under Disk Management. ..

If you want to use unallocated space on your computer, there are a few things you need to know. First, unallocated space is not always available on your computer. Second, unallocated space can be used for different purposes, depending on the version of Windows you are using. Finally, some steps may require administrative privileges. To use unallocated space on your computer: If you are using Windows 10:

  1. Open the Start menu and click Settings.
  2. Click System and Security.
  3. Under System Protection, click Change PC settings.
  4. Under Storage, click Choose what to clear and then select Unallocated Space from the list of options (see Figure A). Figure A: Use Unallocated Drive Space in Windows 10 If you are using Windows 11:
  5. Open the Start menu and click Settings (see Figure B). Figure B: Use Unallocated Drive Space in Windows 11
  6. Click System and Security (see Figure C). Figure C: Use Unallocated Drive Space in Windows 11 ..

Steps to Use Unallocated Drive Space in Windows PC

Right-click the Start button and then select Disk Management.

In the Disk Management window, look for the space that is not currently used.

New Simple Volume: Right-click the unallocated space and select New Volume.

In the next window, you will be asked to enter your name. Enter your name and click on Next.

In most cases, the size of the simple volume should be equal to the maximum size of the hard disk space. ..

To make the partition smaller, enter a smaller value in the Volume Size field. Select Next to continue. ..

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Next, choose the format you want to use for this volume. The default settings are good for most cases, but you can change them here if you want to.

Once formatting is complete, a summary page is displayed. Select Finish to close this window and return to the main Disk Management window. ..

Final Words

In order to use all of the unused space on your Windows 10 computer, you first need to create a new partition and allocate it specifically for this purpose. If you have an existing partition that is already used up, you can add unallocated space to it in order to free up more storage. However, if you do not have any unused space on your computer, you can build a new partition with the unallocated space in order to fully utilize all of your storage capacity.