How to Partition Hard Disk - Step by Step Guide

Why We Need to Partition Hard Drive?

Disk partitioning divides a hard disk into several partitions. Partitions are usually created when the hard disk is being prepared for first usage. Once a hard drive is divided into partitions, because of later changes on the computer and Operating System, an administrator or power user will be faced with the needs to split partition, move partition, merge partitions, resize partition, create a new partition for Windows dual boot system and so on.

You can watch my video on, “How to Partition Hard Disk” and read following data where I have listed these Steps.

Step 1:

To partition hard disk first of all open disk manager. To open disk manager click on start menu icon then click on "All Apps" and then go to “Windows Administrative Tools”.

OR

You can simply right click on start menu icon and select, “Disk Management”.

Step 2:

To create new partition, you have to shrink size of previous partition.To shrink partition, right click on the partition you want to shrink and then click on, “Shrink Volume”.

Step 3:

Now enter how much size you want to shrink? How much size you want to shrink? Depends on, how much size of partition you want to create?

Example: If you have to create 50 GB of partition, so I enter 50 * 1024 = “51200” MB.

Click on “Shrink”.

step 4:
Right click on "Unallocated"  volume and click on, “New Volume”.

Step 5:
Click on, “Next”.

 Again click on, “Next”.

Step 6:

Now you can assign different drive letter for your partition.

Example: I have selected, “G” letter for drive letter

Click on “Next”.

Step 7:

Now if you have to set any name for your partition then you can set name in “Volume Label” block.

Example: If you have to create partition of name “Games”. then write "Games" in front of Volume Label 

Then click on “Next”.

Step 8:

Click on “Finish”.

Now you can view your created partition in disk manager and you can also view it in “My Computer”.