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. Sehemu 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?
Kujenga vipande 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 partitions tatu kwenye gari lako ngumu.
- One for the Windows mfumo wa uendeshaji
- The second one for your programu such as software and games etc.
- The last partition for your faili za kibinafsi such as documents, media, and so on.
Kumbuka: If you have a small hard drive, such as 128GB au 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. Bonyeza Tafuta icon na weka Usimamizi wa Disk.
2. Kisha, bonyeza Open kwa Unda na fomati sehemu za diski ngumu, kama inavyoonekana.
3. Ndani ya Usimamizi wa 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 Gari you want to shrink.
Kumbuka: The selected drive will have mistari ya diagonal highlighting the selection.
4. Bonyeza-kulia kwenye Selected drive (mfano Drive (D:)) na uchague Punguza Sauti... from the context menu, as illustrated below.
5. Ndani ya Shrink D: dialog box, input the ukubwa you want to separate from the existing drive in Megabytes (MB) na bonyeza Shrink.
6. After shrinking, you will see a newly created space on the disk labeled as Haikuwezeshwa ya ukubwa you chose in Step 5.
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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 Haikuwezeshwa.
Kumbuka: The selected drive will have mistari ya diagonal highlighting the selection.
2. Bonyeza juu ya Kitabu cha Rahisi Mpya ... from the context menu, as shown.
3. Ndani ya Mchapishaji mpya wa Mchapishaji wa Rahisi, bofya Inayofuata.
4. Ndani ya Simple Volume Size window, enter the desired volume kawaida in MB, na bofya Inayofuata.
5. Kwenye Weka Barua ya Hifadhi au Njia screen, choose a Barua kutoka Assign the following drive barua drop-down menu. Then, click Inayofuata, kama inavyoonekana.
6A. Now, you can format the partition by selecting Weka sauti hii na mipangilio ifuatayo chaguzi.
- Picha System
- Ukubwa wa kitengo cha ugawaji
- Lebo ya nakala
6B. If you do not want to format partition, then select Do not format this volume chaguo.
7. Hatimaye, bofya Kumaliza, kama inavyoonyeshwa.
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. Bonyeza Tafuta icon na weka Usimamizi wa Disk.
2. Kisha, chagua Open chaguo kwa Unda na fomati sehemu za diski ngumu, kama inavyoonekana.
3. Chagua Gari unataka kufuta.
Kumbuka: Make sure you have prepared a chelezo ya data for the drive you want to delete on a different drive.
4. Right-click on the selected drive and select Futa Sauti... kutoka kwa menyu ya muktadha.
5. Bonyeza juu ya Ndiyo katika Delete simple volume confirmation prompt, as depicted.
6. Utaona Unallocated space with the size of the drive you deleted.
7. Bonyeza-kulia kwenye Gari you want to expand in size and select Extend Volume… kama inavyoonyeshwa hapa chini.
8. Bonyeza juu ya Inayofuata katika Extend Volume Wizard.
9. Sasa, bofya Inayofuata kwenye skrini inayofuata.
10. Hatimaye, bofya Kumaliza.
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