How to create Partition in windows 7?

In my previous blog post, I described how to use the Microsoft Windows 7 Disk Management  tool to shrink an existing hard drive volume. How to shrink volume in windows7?  When you shrunk a volume you are able to create new partition on the newly empty space and create a new logical hard drive for your Windows operating system.

The Windows 7 Disk Management tool provides a simple interface for managing partitions and volumes. Many people like to partition their hard drive for multiple reasons.Here I will show you how to create new partition for windows 7 in easy steps in this post.





1.Click on Windows  start  button.Type diskmgmt.msc in a search box.See Figure 1.

Figure 1 

 

2.Now Click diskmgmt option on the left panel. It will load disk configuration information.Your  Disk Management Tool will look something like figure 2.

Figure 2  

  

   All the information of partitions in your computer will be displayed on the right hand side.See  figure 3.

Figure  3
                                              

             

3. In the middle pane, right click on the empty unallocated partition or volume and click on New Simple Volume. This starts the New Simple Volume Wizard. (Note: If you need to create unallocated space, see the Tip How to shrink volume in windows 7? ) .See Figure 4.

Figure 4

    

4.Click Next on the Welcome screen to start the process.See Figure 5.   

Figure 5

    
5.Now,type in how many MB (1 GB = 1024 MB) you want to use from the unallocated space to create the new partition with, then click on the Next button.See Figure 6. 

Figure 6   

                                                                                                                                                                               
6.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 can be seen in Figure 7.

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7.Format the volume using NTFS file system. Type in a volume label name that you want for the new partition, check the Perform a quick format box, and click on the Next button. See Figure 8.




Figure 8

               
8.The last screen in the wizard  gives you a summary of your choices and the opportunity to step back and make changes.Click finish to confirm your options  .See Figure 9. 

Figure 9  

  

After completing this process your new primary partition or volume has now been created and ready to store your files.

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