How to Partition of Hard disks in windows without using third-party applications or software

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When you buy a new laptop or desktop computer, sometimes you notice only one hard disk partition of 1TB or 500GB. So all the Windows operating system files or installed application files, and few other media or data files will be stored in one single Partition. So if any malware attacks your computer or any issue occurs, there is a situation you should format the partition all the data will be gone…Or you might have a need for installing multiple Operating systems in your computer you need different Hard Disk Partitions. So to partition your hard disk you might be looking for few third-party software…! No need of any third party applications to be installed, just follows the below steps to the partition of your Hard Disk without using any application.

Open Windows File Explorer

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Open File Explorer - Techsurff

You can see 4 Hard Disk Partitions in the File Explorer now right click on ThisPC which appears right side of the screen.

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Click on This PC - Techsurff

Now click on Manage

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Click on Manage - Techsurff

Click on Disk Management

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Click on Disk Management - TechSurff

You can see all the partitions of the file explorer in the Disk management

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Partitions in Disk Management - TechSurff

1. Delete a Hard Drive Partition:

To delete the Hard disk partition make sure you have a backup if there is any important information. Right click on the partition and select the option Delete Volume.

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Delete Volume - TechSurff

Make sure you have a backup before deleting the partition.

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Delete Volume - TechSurff

Partition Deleted successfully

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Partition Deleted Successfully - TechSurff

2. Create a Hard Drive Partition:

Select the unallocated free memory to create a partition, right click on the free space. Select free simple volume.

Partition of Hard disks in windows - New Simple Volume - TechSurff

Click next to continue…

Partition of Hard disks in windows - New Simple Volume - TechSurff

Select the size of partition…Click Next…

Partition of Hard disks in windows - New Simple Volume - TechSurff

Assign drive letter path…click Next…

Partition of Hard disks in windows - New Simple Volume - TechSurff

Select NTFS format, give Volume label as your wish “Games”and click Next…

Partition of Hard disks in windows - New Simple Volume - TechSurff

Overview of the new simple volume details and click finish.

Partition of Hard disks in windows - New Simple Volume - TechSurff

The new simple volume created successfully.

Partition of Hard disks in windows - New Simple Volume - TechSurff

3. Shrink a Hard Drive Partition.

To shrink the volume select the partition right click on the mouse and select Shrink Volume

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Shrink Volume - TechSurff

Enter the amount of space to shrink and click Shrink.

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Shrink Volume - TechSurff

Volume Shrinked Successfully…

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Shrink Volume - TechSurff

4. Extend a Hard Drive Partition:

To Extend the partition select the partition right click and select Extend Volume.

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Extend a partition - TechSurff

Click Next to continue

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Extend a partition - TechSurff

Check the selected volume and click NEXT…

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Extend a partition - TechSurff

Click finish to extend the volume…

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Extend a partition - TechSurff

Volume Extended successfully…

Partition of Hard disks in windows - Extend a partition - TechSurff

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