A hard drive can be divided into two or more smaller drives.The larger the drive, the longer it will take for the computer to get the data on it.Partitioning a drive can speed up access.Partitioning will allow you to split up the operating system from other files on the hard drive, making it easier to backup important files.Partitioning can allow you to create additional boot drives for more than one operating system.It's a good idea to figure out how much free hard drive space you have.Partitioning your hard drive will help you determine how much space you need on your new partition.
Step 1: There is an open search.
You can open Search by pressing the Windows + S buttons.
Step 2: In the search field, type disk management and press Enter.
Step 3: You can click Disk Management.
Step 4: You should review your drives.
You can review your hard drives in the Disk Management window.The Windows boot drive is usually set aside as the (C:) drive.The available space on the drive is listed in the Free Space column.Partitioning a hard drive that's effectively full at that point is not a good idea.
Step 5: Shrink the drive.
Shrinking the drive is necessary before you can partition it.There is an empty space on a drive.Click Shrink Volume if you want to partition the drive.The amount of space available to shrink is being reviewed by the computer.While doing so, it displays a message.The Shrink dialog box will open when it's done.
Step 6: To shrink hard drive space, choose the amount.
Shrink space is the amount of hard drive space you want to use for a partition.You can enter the amount of space you want to shrink in MB.If you want to use all the available space in the hard drive for the new partition, you need to enter the amount of space to shrink in MB field.The Shrink dialog box has numbers in megabytes.1 gigabyte is 1000 megabytes.Because of the way hard drive sizes are calculated, it's better to have more space than you need.
Step 7: Click Shrink.
Unallocated space in the Disk Management window is caused by the shrunk hard drive space.
Step 8: The unallocated disk area should be partitioned.
Click New Simple Volume if you want to go to the Unallocated area.
Step 9: The size of the partition can be chosen.
The Simple volume size in MB field can be entered in the New Simple Volume Wizard.You can click next.The number listed on the maximum disk space in MB line is what you should use.
Step 10: A drive letter should be assigned to the new partition.
Click the button to assign it.You can click on the drive letter you want to use.You can click next.
Step 11: You can choose the partition options.
Click the radio button if you want to format the volume.You can click next.The default options are safe to choose.The hard drive has a file system.Microsoft uses the New Technology File System.You should choose this option if you have a reason not to.There are two other options.If you want to run Windows 95, 98, or ME, you should use these.Allocation unit size is the amount of memory on your hard drive.A smaller AUS uses less space.Unless you have a reason not to, choose the Default allocation size.If you're storing large media files on your partition, you should choose the largest one.The hard drive partition is called the Volume label.The field can be used to describe the partition.
Step 12: Click Finish to finish.
You can see the options on the final screen.The formatting process begins when you click Finish.
Step 13: Take a look at your new partition.
The Unallocated Disk space should be renamed with the new drive letter.