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Simple hard disk partition trick for windows 7 PC user, that may come in handy. You don’t have to reboot with an operating system CD/DVD. 1.Open the Computer Management tool. Open the Start menu. Type “Computer Management” in the search bar of the Start menu and press enter. 2.Select the Disk Management tool. Click on Disk Management on the left side of the window and you should see all of the disks and their partitions on your computer. 3.Make some space for the new partition. Right-click on the partition you wish to re-size and select the Shrink Volume option. 4.Shrink the drive. Enter the size you wish to shrink your drive to in megabytes (1000 MB = 1GB). Then click on the Shrink button. Note: You cannot shrink your volume greater than the amount indicated in the Size of available shrink space in MB section. 5.Create a new volume. You should now see a new unallocated partition in your Disk Management window. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select the New Simple Volume option. 6.The New Simple Volume Wizard. The New Simple Volume Wizard should popup. Click on the Next button to continue. 7.Enter size of new partition. Enter the amount of memory you wish to allocate for your new partition and click on the Next button. Enter size of new partition. Enter the amount of memory you wish to allocate for your new partition and click on the Next button. 8.Give the new volume a letter name or path. Select from the menu, a letter name for your new partition and click on the “Next” button. 9.Settings for the new volume: • Click on the Format this volume with the following settings: • For File System, select NTFS • For Allocation unit size, select Default • For Volume Label, type the name you wish to give your new drive. • Click on the Perform a quick format • Then click on the Next button 10.Create the new volume. Look over your settings and click on the Finish button 11.You will get a popup asking you to partition your new drive. Click on the Format disk button. A new window wills popup. Keep the settings and click on the Start button. 12.Check new volume. If everything was done correctly, you should now see your new drive in the Disk Management window. YOU READY TO USE THE NEW VOLUME NOW!!!
Posted on: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 08:35:05 +0000

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