Disk Partitions

debitcardmayhem

OK not found it like this

Your link looks like it may do the same

4suzie

I got the boot repair program installed ran it, it said it had fixed it and to restart here are the 2 ss I clicked the 2nd windows one and it loaded up windows 
Didn't quite understand the instruction about boot on sda etc

debitcardmayhem

good work , will be back soon

4suzie

thanks I have to go myself lunch time see you soon

4suzie

I am not in the red zone now   

debitcardmayhem

A plan

The bits in the quote blocks are optional for backup your choice

Go  into disk management and delete the D and H partition

Now if you wish to backup your running W10 then do this

start windows and insert the external disk
click on search and type backup
it should offer backup settings
select Backup and restore windows 7
select create a system image
select the external disk
   it should say backing up
   System Reserved
   (C:) System
   Windows recovery environment
start

make a coffee etc and wait.....

now we want to boot into a linux environment preferably using a live USB e.g. your Zorin iso and select try NOT install

If you wish to save your zorin system do this

insert your external disk
that shoud be /dev/sdb and assuming it has only one partition it should be /dev/sdb1
but to check issue: df and it should be shown as /media/zorin/something (where something is the diskid
if that is all ok then we need to save your zorin root partition thus
dd if=/dev/sda7 of=/media/zorin/something/ZORINDD

yep its coffee time again

ok now we get to moving stuff
now lets see if we can get this right first time

start gparted on your live zorin
it should show your /dev/sda as in your screenshot earlier
now we need to move /dev/sda7 up a bit

so right click on /dev/sda7 and select resize/move

click on the freespace following and enter 5120 and press tab then you should see
FreeSpace Preceding xxxxxx ?not sure what it will say
New Size 28324
Freespace Following 5120

Then click resize/move
It will warn you it might cause your operating not to boot .... well ok take the risk if the two values above are correct, it should not cause that to happen but thats plan B.(Well of course this morning you experienced that 1st hand)

Now press the green tick

Wait .....

Next part will be to resize the locical partition so that we can extend your Windows Partition

We will wait until you have read this and maybe proceed.

4suzie

Ok thanks I have started the back up I am backing up C: and F: see ss
I just re read it and I am off to delete D and H now

4suzie

D and H gone :-)

debitcardmayhem

Good stuff , I am glad you have decided to backup your Windows not everyone is as reckless as me 

4suzie

lol well it time I started to be responsible this is the first time I have ever done a proper back up I usually copy my folders over to the ex hdd then have all the work of reinstalling stuff later when things go belly up 

So the Ex HDD I have put the back up on has lots of other stuff obviously it will have a file name so I will know which one it is won't it (silly question )