Step 1 » Open the Start menu and type
"disk management" into the search window. Click on the entry that
appears labeled “Create and format hard disk partitions”.
Step 2 » Recent versions of
Windows are capable of splitting off unused parts of your hard drive
into newer partitions (with older versions, as in Windows XP-era, you'll
probably need to freshly format the drive). To do this, select the
drive from the list in the bottom pane of the window.
Step 3 » Right click on the main
partition of the drive and select Shrink Volume. The program will then
calculate how much space it can split off. The time it takes will vary
based on the capacity of the hard drive.
Step 4 » In the window that
appears, enters the partition size that you want to cut away from the
main segment. Note that the size is in MB, and there are 1024 MB in a
GB. Click the Shrink button once the size is to your liking.
Step 5 » Right-click on the empty
partition, labeled Unallocated, from the bottom pane. Select New Simple
Volume... from the menu that appears.
Step 6 » A wizard will appear to
walk you through the formatting of the partition. It will prompt you
for the desired size of the partition, allow you to set a drive letter
for the partition, and select the file system (you'll most likely want
NTFS). A summary of your choices will be displayed before any formatting
occurs.
Step 7 » Once the format is
completed, a new drive will appear for use in Windows. Move your media
and files onto the newly partitioned drive! (Optional)
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