How to partition hard disks with Disk Management in Windows 10

You might be a little afraid of the process of partitioning the hard drive. And it’s logical to worry, since some damage to the file system, can leave the system unusable. But do not worry, following the instructions I give you, you should not have any problem. In the first place, it is not necessary to download any third-party software, as Windows has its own tool. This is Disk Management and can be accessed from File Explorer. Consequently, the first thing you have to do is press the Win+E combination. Once there, please right-click on This PC and then select Manage.

The Computer Management window will be displayed immediately. Please scroll down to Disk Management.

The disk(s) present on the computer will then be displayed. In this case, we will reduce the disk to create a new partition. Please note that it is necessary to have physical space available on the disk in order to complete the operation. Please select the disk or partition and right-click on it. Then select Shrink Volume.

In this box, you can see the size of the disk before shrinking. In addition to the size available for shrinkage. According to these values, it sets the size of the volume to shrink. After setting the numbers, please press Shrink to start the process.

How to create a new partition.

After a few moments, the process will have been successfully completed. Back to the previous screen, the new space gained is displayed. However, it shows the Unallocated label.

Then, please right click and select New Simple Volume.

Then the wizard for creating a new single volume will start. Press Next to continue.

You can assign the size of the new volume, according to the available free space. Press Next to continue.

In the following box, you can assign a letter to the new drive. Once again, press Next to continue.

After assigning the letter, it is time to format the unit. You can also add a label to the Volume. Press Next to continue.

Next, check that everything is in order. Press Finish creating the new volume.

After a few moments and back to the previous screen, you can see the new volume created.

To view the new partition from the file explorer, please press the Win+E combination.

Conclusion

This way we have seen how to partition the hard disk in Windows 10. It is a somewhat long and complex process. But with these instructions, there is no risk. All right, that’s all for now, before I go I invite you to go through our post about installing Ubuntu 20.04 on Windows 10.

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Run Computer Management

The first thing we have to do is open an application called Computer Management. With this intention, go to the windows explorer by clicking on the folder icon located in the taskbar.

Once there, please select This PC in the left column. Right-click on it and select Manage

A new window with all Computer Management functions will open. Please click on Storage, then on Disk Management

We will immediately see the status of the installed hard disks. We will also see information related to each partition, such as its name, status, and use. To manage partitions, you just need to right-click the mouse on the hard disk. In the menu that unfolds we will see the options to extend, reduce, delete or format the volume. You can also open and explore, mark the partition as active and change the drive letter. Besides, you can enter the properties of the disk. In this case, we will see how to reduce the size of the partition. With this intention, right-click the mouse and select Shrink Volume. According to the amount of memory available on the disk, we can reduce it. The menu is very intuitive, it will indicate the total size before and after reducing it. Once you have made the necessary adjustments, just press Shrink to start the process.

According to the amount of memory available on the disk, we can reduce it. The menu is very intuitive, it will indicate the total size before and after reducing it. Once you have made the necessary adjustments, just press Shrink to start the process. Please note that if you wish to extend a volume, or remove it to create a new partition, just repeat the above process. You just have to change the order to start the process.

Conclusion

We have seen how to manage hard disks in Windows 10. With this intention, we have used the native Windows 10 tool called Disk Management. It’s a very interesting alternative since you don’t have to download files from the internet. Also, it is not necessary to restart the computer to see the changes. All right, that’s it for now. Before I say goodbye, I invite you to review our post on Overwrite in Windows 10. This is a tool to prevent you from recovering information from our hard drive.

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