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    How to Manage Disk Partitions on Windows

    Create, resize, and manage disk partitions using Windows Disk Management.

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    Windows Guides
    Difficulty
    Advanced
    Read Time
    1 min read
    Steps
    5
    Topics covered
    advanced
    windows
    partitions
    disk-management

    In this guide (5 steps):

    1. 1.Open Disk Management
    2. 2.Shrink a partition
    3. 3.Create a new partition
    4. 4.Extend a partition
    5. 5.Be careful with system partitions
    1

    Open Disk Management

    ~15s
    Right-click the Start buttonDisk Management. You'll see all drives and partitions.
    2

    Shrink a partition

    ~15s
    Right-click a partition → Shrink Volume. Enter the amount of space to free up.
    3

    Create a new partition

    ~15s
    Right-click unallocated space → New Simple Volume. Follow the wizard to format and assign a drive letter.
    4

    Extend a partition

    ~15s
    Right-click a partition → Extend Volume (only works if there's unallocated space directly after it).
    5

    Be careful with system partitions

    ~15s
    Never delete or modify the System, Recovery, or EFI partitions — these are essential for Windows to boot.

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