It sounds like you’re in a bit of a tricky situation with your storage setup. Here’s what you can do to address the issue and combine the drives:
1. Backup Your Data: Before attempting any changes, ensure that you back up any important data on your drives. Converting or merging drives can sometimes lead to data loss if something goes wrong.
2. Convert the Dynamic Disk to Basic: Since you’ve mistakenly made the boot drive dynamic, you’ll need to convert it back to a basic disk to combine it with the other drive. However, be aware that converting from dynamic to basic usually requires deleting the volumes, so you’ll need to back up your data first.
- Use Disk Management in Windows:
1. Right-click on the **Start** button and select **Disk Management**.
2. Right-click the dynamic disk (usually labeled as “Dynamic”) and select **Delete Volume**. (This will erase all data, so ensure it's backed up.)
3. Once all volumes are deleted, right-click the disk and select **Convert to Basic Disk**.
3. Use Storage Spaces: Instead of converting, another option is to use Windows Storage Spaces, which allows you to combine multiple drives into a single storage pool. Here’s how to do it:
- Open **Control Panel** > **Storage Spaces**.
- Select **Create a new pool and storage space**.
- Choose the drives you want to combine and follow the prompts. This approach doesn’t require converting the drives and works well with different types of storage.
4. Consider RAID: If your motherboard supports RAID, you can set up the drives in a RAID 0 configuration, which will combine them into a single, larger drive with improved performance. However, this also requires backing up your data and setting up the RAID in the BIOS.
5. Upgrading to Windows 11: Once you’ve combined the drives and have the storage setup you want, you can proceed with upgrading to Windows 11.
If you need more specific steps or run into any issues, feel free to reach out. Good luck!
