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. پارٹیشن of a hard drive are referred to as ڈرائیوز 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?
تخلیق سکور 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 تین پارٹیشنز آپ کی ہارڈ ڈرائیو پر۔
- کے لیے ایک ونڈوز آپریٹنگ سسٹم
- The second one for your پروگرام such as software and games etc.
- The last partition for your ذاتی فائلیں such as documents, media, and so on.
نوٹ: If you have a small hard drive, such as 128GB یا 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. پر کلک کریں تلاش کا آئکن اور ٹائپ کریں ڈسک کے انتظام.
2. پھر، پر کلک کریں۔ اوپن لیے ہارڈ ڈسک پارٹیشنز بنائیں اور فارمیٹ کریں۔، جیسے دکھایا گیا ہے.
3. میں ڈسک کے انتظام 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 چلاو you want to shrink.
نوٹ: The selected drive will have ترچھی لکیریں highlighting the selection.
4. پر دائیں کلک کریں Selected drive (مثال کے طور پر Drive (D:)) and select حجم سکڑیں… from the context menu, as illustrated below.
5. میں Shrink D: dialog box, input the سائز you want to separate from the existing drive in Megabytes (MB) اور پر کلک کریں سکیڑیں.
6. After shrinking, you will see a newly created space on the disk labeled as غیر منسلک کی سائز 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 غیر منسلک.
نوٹ: The selected drive will have ترچھی لکیریں highlighting the selection.
2. پر کلک کریں نیا سادہ حجم ... from the context menu, as shown.
3. میں نیا سادہ حجم مددگار، پر کلک کریں اگلے.
4. میں Simple Volume Size window, enter the desired volume سائز in MB، اور پر کلک کریں اگلے.
5. پر ڈرائیو خط یا راستہ تفویض کریں screen, choose a خط سے Assign the following drive خط drop-down menu. Then, click اگلے، جیسے دکھایا گیا ہے.
6A. Now, you can format the partition by selecting مندرجہ ذیل ترتیبات کے ساتھ اس حجم کو شکل دیں اختیارات.
- فائل سسٹم
- اختیاری یونٹ کا سائز
- حجم کا لیبل
6B. If you do not want to format partition, then select Do not format this volume آپشن.
7. آخر میں، پر کلک کریں۔ ختمجیسا کہ دکھایا گیا ہے۔
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. پر کلک کریں تلاش کا آئکن اور ٹائپ کریں ڈسک کے انتظام.
2. پھر ، منتخب کریں۔ اوپن کے لئے اختیار ہارڈ ڈسک پارٹیشنز بنائیں اور فارمیٹ کریں۔، جیسے دکھایا گیا ہے.
3. منتخب کریں چلاو آپ حذف کرنا چاہتے ہیں.
نوٹ: Make sure you have prepared a ڈیٹا کا بیک اپ for the drive you want to delete on a different drive.
4. Right-click on the selected drive and select Delete Volume… سیاق و سباق مینو سے.
5. پر کلک کریں جی ہاں میں سادہ حجم کو حذف کریں۔ confirmation prompt, as depicted.
6. آپ دیکھیں گے۔ غیر مختص جگہ with the size of the drive you deleted.
7. پر دائیں کلک کریں چلاو you want to expand in size and select Extend Volume… جیسا کہ ذیل میں بیان کیا گیا ہے۔
8. پر کلک کریں اگلے میں حجم مددگار میں اضافہ کریں.
9. اب، پر کلک کریں اگلے اگلی سکرین پر۔
10. آخر میں، پر کلک کریں۔ ختم.
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