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How To Create/Delete A Partition In Windows 7

Posted September 21, 2009 – 7:24 pm in: Windows 7 Tweaks
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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.

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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).

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2. Right-click on the unallocated space and select New simple volume option to see New Simple Volume Wizard. Click Next to proceed.

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3. Enter the amount of disk space that you want to create, and click Next.

simple volume wizard

4. In the next step, assign a drive letter, click Next again.

assign a drive letter in windows 7

5. Enter a name for the new volume and click next.

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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.

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2. Right-click on the partition that you want to delete and select Delete volume.

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3. You will see the warning message. Click Yes button to continue.

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