When you buy a new computer or connect a new hard drive to your computer, it usually comes with a single partition. However, it is always a good idea to have at least three partitions on your hard drive for a variety of reasons. The more partitions you have, the larger the capacity of your hard drive. Mga partisyon of a hard drive are referred to as Mga drive in Windows and typically have a letter associated with it as an indicator. Hard Drive Partitions can be created, shrunk, or resized, among other things. We bring to you a perfect guide that will teach you how to partition hard disk drive in Windows 11. So, continue reading!
How to Partition Hard Disk Drive in Windows 11
Why Create Partitions on the Hard Drive?
pagmugna partisyon on a hard drive can be beneficial in a variety of ways.
- It is always best to keep the operating system and system files on a separate drive or partition. If you need to reset your computer, if you have your operating system on a separate drive, you can save all other data by simply formatting the drive where the operating system is installed.
- Aside from the above, installing apps and games on the same drive as your operating system will eventually slow down your computer. Hence, keeping the two separate would be ideal.
- Creating partitions with labels also aids in file organization.
Thus, we recommend you divide hard disk drive into several partitions.
How Many Disk Partitions Should be Made?
The number of partitions you should create on your hard drive is solely determined by the size of the hard drive you have installed on your computer. In general, it is recommended that you create tulo ka partisyon sa imong hard drive.
- One for the Windows operating sistema sa
- The second one for your mga programa such as software and games etc.
- The last partition for your personal nga mga file such as documents, media, and so on.
Mubo nga sulat: If you have a small hard drive, such as 128GB o 256GB, you should not create any additional partitions. This is because it is recommended that your operating system be installed on a drive with a minimum capacity of 120-150GB.
On the other hand, if you’re working with a 500GB to 2TB hard drive, you can create as many hard drive partitions as you need.
To utilize space on your Windows PC, you can choose to use an external drive to store most of your data instead. Read our list of Best External Hard Drive for PC Gaming here.
How to Create & Modify Hard Disk Drive Partitions
The process of creating partitions on a hard drive is both, systematic and straightforward. It makes use of the built-in Disk Management tool. If your computer has two partitions, the File Explorer window will show two drives indicated by a letter and so on.
Step 1: Shrink Partition Drive to Create Unallocated Space
To successfully create a new drive or partition, you must first shrink an existing one to free up unallocated space. Your Hard Drive’s unallocated space cannot be used. To create partitions, they must be assigned as a new drive.
1. I-klik ang Search icon ug pag-type Pagdumala sa Disk.
2. Unya, i-klik sa Open alang sa Paghimo ug pag-format sa mga partisyon sa hard disk, ingon gipakita.
3. Diha sa Pagdumala sa Disk window, you will find information regarding existing disk partitions and drives installed on your PC named Disk 1, Disk 2, and so on. Click on the box representing the drive you want to shrink.
Mubo nga sulat: The selected drive will have diagonal nga mga linya highlighting the selection.
4. Pag-klik sa tuo sa Selected drive (pananglitan Drive (D:)) ug pilia Pagkunhod sa Volume… from the context menu, as illustrated below.
5. Diha sa Shrink D: dialog box, input the Size you want to separate from the existing drive in Megabytes (MB) ug pag-klik sa Pahulay.
6. After shrinking, you will see a newly created space on the disk labeled as Wala gibalhin sa Size you chose in Step 5.
Basaha usab: Pag-ayo: Bag-ong Hard Drive nga wala magpakita sa Disk Management
Step 2: Create New Drive Partition From Unallocated Space
Here’s how to partition hard disk drive in Windows 11 by creating a new drive partition using unallocated space:
1. Right-click on the box labeled Wala gibalhin.
Mubo nga sulat: The selected drive will have diagonal nga mga linya highlighting the selection.
2. I-klik ang Bag-ong Simple nga Volume ... from the context menu, as shown.
3. Diha sa Bag-ong Simple Wizard Volume, i-klik sunod.
4. Diha sa Simple Volume Size window, enter the desired volume gidak-on in MB, ug i-klik sa sunod.
5. Diha sa Pagtudlo sa Drive Letter o Dalan screen, choose a sulat gikan sa Assign the following drive sulat drop-down menu. Then, click sunod, ingon gipakita.
6A. Now, you can format the partition by selecting Pag-format niini nga volume uban sa mosunod nga mga setting Mga kapilian.
- File System
- Gidak-on sa yunit sa paggahin
- Volume label
6B. If you do not want to format partition, then select Do not format this volume kapilian.
7. Sa katapusan, i-klik sa Humana, ingon sa gihulagway.
You can see the newly added partition indicated by the assigned letter and space as chosen.
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How to Delete Drive to Increase the Size of Another Drive
In case, you feel system performance has slowed down or that you do not require any additional partition, you can choose to delete the partition as well. Here’s how to modify disk partition in Windows 11:
1. I-klik ang Search icon ug pag-type Pagdumala sa Disk.
2. Pagkahuman, pilia Open kapilian alang sa Paghimo ug pag-format sa mga partisyon sa hard disk, ingon gipakita.
3. Pilia ang drive gusto nimong papason.
Mubo nga sulat: Make sure you have prepared a backup of data for the drive you want to delete on a different drive.
4. Right-click on the selected drive and select I-delete ang Volume… gikan sa menu sa konteksto.
5. I-klik ang Oo sa Delete simple volume confirmation prompt, as depicted.
6. Makita nimo Unallocated space with the size of the drive you deleted.
7. Pag-klik sa tuo sa drive you want to expand in size and select Extend Volume… ingon sa gihulagway sa ubos.
8. I-klik ang sunod sa Extend Volume Wizard.
9. Karon, pag-klik sunod sa sunod nga screen.
10. Sa katapusan, i-klik sa Humana.
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