How to partition the disk?So the question is raised by many novice computer users, and not only.It may be of interest and experienced people who have never had to break the wheels.
To solve this problem, there are two ways that depend only on the computer's operating system.The first - to use a third-party program, the second - invoke the system, with which you can break the wheels.If you are using a Windows XP, then you fit the first method, since the operating system was developed in 2003, and this feature is not yet implemented in the OS.The second method is for Windows 7 have been integrated into the system for the separation of the disc utility.
So the first way to take a closer look.How to partition the disk with a separate application?To do this we will need to download Acronis Disk Director, through which we will work.
open the main window of the program, we will see only one drive C, from which we get the two drives: C and D.
Suppose he has a size of 500 GB, of which occupied 100 GB.In the left pane, see section "Actions and tools" where is the item "Change the size of the volume."Choose double-click it after selecting a disc S. The program asks how to divide.A disc as mentioned above has a free space.Now change its size to several hundred gigabytes.How do you reduce it, so many will have space on the new disk drive D. Let C, for example, 200 GB.Having unallocated space, click the "Apply Pending Operations" and create a new album later.The program prompts you to restart the computer, agrees.
After rebooting again, open the Acronis Disk Director, select the unallocated space and click on it with the right mouse button.In the menu that appears, we find an item called "New Volume."Select "Main".Pointing unallocated space, choose a drive letter for the next volume.It may happen that the desired letter D is busy, for example, the DVD drive.In this case, we assign any other favorite letter.Click "Apply Pending Operations".After waiting a little, we see that the conversion was successful.Now you know what to partition a disk in XP.
But what if you are using Windows 7?You can use the first method, but why bother downloading and installing additional software, if the operating system is already integrated the desired function?
Please click "Start."Seeing the right side of the menu shows "Computer", click on the right mouse button and select "Manage."In the new window go to "Disk Management".Remember, counting drives is zero.In this system, you can divide the disk utility for an unlimited number of partitions, delete, compress and attach volumes and increase in the amount of those that already exist.As you can see, built-in program is not inferior to the professional decisions.Now we need to share the disk 0. clicking on it with the right mouse button, select the menu item "Shrink Volume."Pay attention to the "total size after compression."Adjust it so that it was in the area 150-200 GB.It is easy to understand that the size of the new drive will mean "size of compressed space", and drive C is equal to the "total size after compression."
Once you determine the size, click "Shrink."After a short while,
get the unallocated space and click the right button.In the context menu, we find the "New Simple Volume."Click "Next" button, select the letter, format to NTFS, click "Finish".After a while we get a new volume.
Now you know how to partition a disk in Windows XP and Windows 7.
