Partitioning
DISK PARTITION
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DISK
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DISK PARTITION
is the act of dividing a hard disk drive (HDD) into multiple logical storage units referred to as partitions, to treat one physical disk drive as if it were multiple disks, so that a different file system can be used on each partition
The partition can contain all of the storage space on the drive or just some of it. On many storage devices, a single partition will often take up the entire drive.
Partitions are necessary because you can’t just start writing files to a blank drive. You must first create at least one container with a file system. We call this container a partition.
Partitioning your hard drive essentially tells your computer to treat portions of that drive as separate entities. CREATING PARTITION IN WINDOWS 7
1. Open the Disk Management console by typingdiskmgmt.msc at an elevated command prompt. 2. In Disk Management’s Graphical view, right-click an unallocated or free area, and then click New
Simple Volume. This starts the New Simple Volume
Wizard. (Note: If you need to create unallocated space, see the Tip Easily Shrink a Volume on a
Windows 7 Disk for information on how to do this.)
3. Read the Welcome page and then click Next.
4. The Specify Volume Size page specifies the minimum and maximum size for the volume in megabytes and lets you size the volume within these limits. Size the partition in megabytes using the Simple
Volume Size field and then click Next.
5. On the Assign Drive Letter Or Path page, specify whether you want to assign a drive letter or path and then click Next. The available options are as follows:
Assign The Following Drive Letter Select an available drive letter in the selection list provided.
By default, Windows 7 selects the lowest available drive letter and excludes reserved drive letters as well as those assigned to local disks or network drives. Mount In The Following Empty NTFS
Folder Choose this option to mount the partition in an empty
AND
DISK
FORMATTING
DISK PARTITION
is the act of dividing a hard disk drive (HDD) into multiple logical storage units referred to as partitions, to treat one physical disk drive as if it were multiple disks, so that a different file system can be used on each partition
The partition can contain all of the storage space on the drive or just some of it. On many storage devices, a single partition will often take up the entire drive.
Partitions are necessary because you can’t just start writing files to a blank drive. You must first create at least one container with a file system. We call this container a partition.
Partitioning your hard drive essentially tells your computer to treat portions of that drive as separate entities. CREATING PARTITION IN WINDOWS 7
1. Open the Disk Management console by typingdiskmgmt.msc at an elevated command prompt. 2. In Disk Management’s Graphical view, right-click an unallocated or free area, and then click New
Simple Volume. This starts the New Simple Volume
Wizard. (Note: If you need to create unallocated space, see the Tip Easily Shrink a Volume on a
Windows 7 Disk for information on how to do this.)
3. Read the Welcome page and then click Next.
4. The Specify Volume Size page specifies the minimum and maximum size for the volume in megabytes and lets you size the volume within these limits. Size the partition in megabytes using the Simple
Volume Size field and then click Next.
5. On the Assign Drive Letter Or Path page, specify whether you want to assign a drive letter or path and then click Next. The available options are as follows:
Assign The Following Drive Letter Select an available drive letter in the selection list provided.
By default, Windows 7 selects the lowest available drive letter and excludes reserved drive letters as well as those assigned to local disks or network drives. Mount In The Following Empty NTFS
Folder Choose this option to mount the partition in an empty