How To Create/Delete A Partition In Windows 7
How To Create/Delete A Partition In Windows 7
Windows 7 comes with a solid disk management tool that should suffice most of your basic needs. You can now create/attach/detach VHDs right from the Windows Disk Management without using third party tools.
Coming to creating/deleting a partition, it’s very simple. You need have an unallocated space to create a new partition and you need make sure that the partition has no essential files before deleting it.
How to create a partition in Windows 7:
1. Type diskmgmt.msc in Start menu search field and hit enter to open Disk Management window. As an alternative, you can right-click on desktop computer icon, select Manage, and then select Disk Management (under Storage).
2. Right-click on the unallocated space and select New simple volume option to see New Simple Volume Wizard. Click Next to proceed.
3. Enter the amount of disk space that you want to create, and click Next.
4. In the next step, assign a drive letter, click Next again.
5. Enter a name for the new volume and click next.
6. Click Finish button to complete the procedure. Your new partition is ready to use.
How to delete a partition in Windows 7:
1. Type diskmgmt.msc in Start menu search field and hit enter to open Disk Management window.
2. Right-click on the partition that you want to delete and select Delete volume.
3. You will see the warning message. Click Yes button to continue.
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