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. Sini of a hard drive are referred to as Drives 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?
Faatupuina fevaevaeaiga 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 three partitions i luga o lau kesi malo.
- One for the pupuni faiga faagaoioia
- The second one for your polokalame such as software and games etc.
- The last partition for your faila patino such as documents, media, and so on.
Manatua: If you have a small hard drive, such as 128GB poʻo 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. Kiliki i le Saili faʻamau ma le ituaiga Puleaina o Disk.
2. Ona, kiliki i luga tatala mo Fausia ma faʻavasega vaega faigata disk, pei ona faʻaalia.
3. I le Puleaina o 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 ave you want to shrink.
Manatua: The selected drive will have laina fa'ata'oto highlighting the selection.
4. Taumatau-kiliki i le Selected drive (eg Drive (D:)) and select Shrink Volume… from the context menu, as illustrated below.
5. I le Shrink D: dialog box, input the fua you want to separate from the existing drive in Megabytes (MB) ma kiliki luga Suʻe.
6. After shrinking, you will see a newly created space on the disk labeled as Le faʻasoasoa o le fua you chose in Step 5.
Faitau foi: Fix: Fou Hard Drive e le o fa'aalia i le 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 Le faʻasoasoa.
Manatua: The selected drive will have laina fa'ata'oto highlighting the selection.
2. Kiliki Volume Faigofie Fou… from the context menu, as shown.
3. I le Fou Faigofie Volume Volume Wizard, kiliki i luga sosoo ai.
4. I le Simple Volume Size window, enter the desired volume fua in MB, ma kiliki sosoo ai.
5. I luga o le Tofi le Tulei Tusi poʻo le Ala screen, choose a tusi mai Assign the following drive tusi drop-down menu. Then, click sosoo ai, pei ona faʻaalia.
6A. Now, you can format the partition by selecting Faʻatulaga lenei leo i tulaga nei filifiliga.
- Faiga o Faigaluega
- Fuafua iunite tele
- Faʻailoga o tusi
6B. If you do not want to format partition, then select Do not format this volume filifiliga.
7. Mulimuli ane, kiliki i luga faʻauma, e pei ona faaalia.
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. Kiliki i le Saili faʻamau ma le ituaiga Puleaina o Disk.
2. Ona, filifili lea tatala filifiliga mo Fausia ma faʻavasega vaega faigata disk, pei ona faʻaalia.
3. Filifili le ave e te manaʻo e tape.
tusi: Make sure you have prepared a faaleoleo o faamatalaga for the drive you want to delete on a different drive.
4. Right-click on the selected drive and select Tapē le Volume… mai le lisi autu.
5. Kiliki ioe i le Delete simple volume confirmation prompt, as depicted.
6. O le ae vaai Unallocated space with the size of the drive you deleted.
7. Taumatau-kiliki i le ave you want to expand in size and select Extend Volume… e pei ona faaalia i lalo.
8. Kiliki sosoo ai i le Extend Volume Wizard.
9. Lenei, kiliki luga sosoo ai i le isi lau.
10. Mulimuli ane, kiliki i luga faʻauma.
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