Cannot Merge Partitions
This article applies to: all versions of Qiling Disk Master.
Introduction:
The "Merge Partitions" option may be greyed out, or the partition you want to select may be unavailable when you try to merge two partitions. This usually happens because the selected partitions do not meet the merge requirements.
Generally, the following situations can lead to the problem:
Case 1: The two partitions are on different disks. Qiling Disk Master can only merge partitions on the same disk.
Case 2: The partition is a system partition or a system reserved partition.
Case 3: The host partition does not have enough free space. If the host partition has less than 1GB of free space, the merge operation may be blocked to avoid file system errors.
Case 4: The two partitions are not adjacent. Qiling Disk Master cannot directly merge non-adjacent partitions.
Solutions:
If it is case 1, you cannot merge two partitions on different disks. Consider creating a large partition on another disk and copying data to it instead.
In case 2, Qiling Disk Master does not support merging the System Reserved partition because it contains files required to boot Windows.
If it is case 3, the host partition needs at least 1GB of free space. You can delete unnecessary files to free up space, or shrink another partition to create unallocated space and then use "Resize/Move Partition" to add that space to the host partition.
If it is case 4, Qiling Disk Master cannot merge non-adjacent partitions directly. If the host partition has enough free space to store data from the second partition, you can manually copy the data, delete the second partition, and then merge the host partition with the newly unallocated space.
If you're still having trouble, please contact our Qiling support team for assistance.
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