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I have searched for the answer to this problem for a while. I have a 64GB flash drive that I recently had to format to FAT32 to place Windows Recovery tools on it.

When I attempted to extend the re-reformatted exFAT partition to its original 64GB state with the Disk Management window, it would not allow it. I learned that Disk Management could only extend NTFS partitions.

I temporarily reformatted the disk to NTFS and ensured the partition in question was on the right, but still I am unable to extend the volume. The option remains "greyed out."

Here's a partial screenshot of the drive in Disk Management (click to zoom in):

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Is there something I'm missing to extend the drive in question?

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If you've reformatted it, I guess there is no more data on it. So why not delete all partitions and create a new (big) one?

Otherwise you can try alternative tools like PartedMagic

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  • I more or less was hoping for an explanation as to why it was failing period, but this is a valid solution. Thanks.
    – Orangestar
    Commented Nov 5, 2015 at 0:52
  • It's falling because Windows will not edit partition tables on non-fixed disks, natively
    – Canadian Luke
    Commented Nov 5, 2015 at 2:40

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