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How to Partition the Hard Disk Drive?

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What is the Hard Disk Partitioning?

The Partitioning is a process that used to divide a particular Hard Disk logically into multiple drives like C: D: E: …. Etc.

Why we need to divide the new Hard Disk into partitions?

Basically, dividing the Hard Disk is important and useful for several reasons which described below:

• Data saving:

You can save your data, personal and important files on different drives so when you experience windows crash it’s easy for you to format and install a new operating system without losing a single file from your drive (except the drive that was holding the system, normally represented by the C: partition).

• Organizing your files:

Accessing files stored on different partitions is much easier than a Hard Disk with one partition, because it becomes easy to remember their locations on the Hard Disk.

• Hard Disk Bad sectors:

When facing Hard Disk bad sectors on one of the partitions (which might cause corrupted files or data loss) Windows will treat the other drives normally so you can backup your data to an external Hard Disk.

• Windows Backup:

You can store a backup image of your Microsoft Windows on one of the partitions which will enable you to restore your System within minutes in case of Windows crash.

• Files search:

When searching a specific file on one of the partitions is much faster than searching the same file on a single partition Hard Disk Drive.

How many ways to implement the Hard Disk partitioning?

There are many tools that perform this operation like Norton Partitioning tools, Partition magic software ….etc, also you can implement it by using the Windows Built-in Disk Management tool (which can be approached by right clicking the My Computer icon > Manage > Storage > Disk Management).

You can perform the Hard Disk re-partitioning during the process of a new Microsoft Windows installation were you reach a stage that you will be asked to choose a Hard Disk partition to install the new windows on it, so there you can implement the re-partitioning for your Hard Drive (whether it is a brand new one which means the hard disk still blank and not partitioned, or it is pre-partitioned one) so you can divide or merge an existing partitions to make a bigger size one.

 

Note: Any partitioning process you perform will cause losing all the data stored on it so you have to back up them, and after selecting the desired partition size and completing the partitioning it requires formatting that partition to be active and accessible.

 

How to perform the re-partitioning process?

• Watch Firas Show you how to perform the Hard Disk re-partitioning using the Windows Built-in Disk Management tool.

Video - HD Partitioning using Windows built-in tool

• Watch Firas Show you the Hard Disk re-partitioning using the Windows installation process.

Video - HD Partitioning using Windows Installation Process

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