How do i partiton C: drive?

[Venson]

Nevermind. Can someone screenie the tutorial on microsofts website? Heres the results: http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=how+to+partition+a+hard+drive+windows+7&aq=f&aqi=g4g-o1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=91d06f46b57be343

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[Wedge]

Partioning the disk is very easy and pretty much done automatically when you install windows from a disk. If you just keep clicking next, next, next, next, you'll probably even partition it accidentally.

Windows has step by step instructions on installing it on the screen while you're installing it so you don't need a tutorial and you shouldn't worry. Most laptops come with the drive partitioned and Windows installed so it probably won't even be an issue.

If you're trying to partition an unpartitioned space you can do it through windows through the disk manager, which you can find in the administrative tools in the control panel. If you need to repartition a space that's already partitioned you'll need to use a tool like gparted. You probably won't need to do it and you probably shouldn't. It's not hard to do but if you forget up with gparted you'll probably lose everything on the disk. Use gparted to do things like resizing partions, stealing space from a partition in use to make a new one or give to another partition, etc.

[Venson]

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So how do i use a disk manager.

[Wedge]

Most laptops come with the drive fully partitioned. Do you plan on installing another hard drive later?

[ase]

So how do i use a disk manager.

why do you want a partition? the average user doesnt need one.

[Venson]

why do you want a partition? the average user doesnt need one.

Games. Lol. i want to be organized.

[Moybus]

just make a folder for your games, an entire partition just for games is unnecessary to say the least.

especially for somebody who has absolutely no idea what they're doing, and can't even navigate google on their own :I

[destroyerdroid]

if this hasn't already been posted, get an external hard drive.

[Venson]

just make a folder for your games, an entire partition just for games is unnecessary to say the least.

especially for somebody who has absolutely no idea what they're doing, and can't even navigate google on their own :I

Naw i just forgot about google.com

[Wedge]

If you have a need to partition a drive in the future....

In Windows 7, start up the control panel and switch the view to "large icons." Click Administrative Tools. Then click Computer Management. Then click Disk Management in the new window that pops up. You'll see something like this (but probably less complex, I partitioned my drives like an idiot when I last did it years ago).



Partitions are little tiny spaces set aside on your hard drive. They're labeled by letters, which many people mistakenly call drives. As you can see I have a A, C, F, G, H, and I partitions, but only two actual hard drives, one disk drive, and one floppy drive!

When you get your new computer the entire drive will probably be partitioned as C and that's it, probably the 100MB system reserved space as well for some misc. Windows boot functions. If you ever need to partition another space you just right click on the black "unallocated" space and click "New simple volume..." It will ask you to pick a size for the partition, a drive letter, and finally a file system. Just always pick NTFS and make sure quick format is checked as well, there's no reason to bother with a slow NTFS format on your own computer.

You're done. It will create a new partition for you.

Games. Lol. i want to be organized.

Again, your hard drive will probably come pre-partitioned with a copy of windows installed. You can use gparted to resize it but make sure you know what you're getting into. Personally, my ideal partitioning strategy is

C - System drive, install all programs to it as well. If I have to reformat I'll want to reinstall all my programs anyway so the games don't all have problems with the registry, so there's no point in having a seperate drive for programs.

D - Documents drive. It's just a tiny cheap (still name brand) drive. I don't need 1TB for all my documents, I don't keep uncompressed HD video on my drive, just schoolwork. Small drive size makes backups easier.

E - Downloads - a tiny cheap drive I can store all of my Internet downloads on that I can lock down and give minimum permissions to for security reasons. You could just do this with a secure folder but I like having it all on one drive.

All of these are just entire drives partitioned, so there's 3 drives inside the computer. Documents could go on an external drive, which would knock it down to 2.

[Moybus]

dont forget your H: drive