How To Partition A Hard Disk Without Formatting

•  In this article, you will learn how to create partitions on your hard disk without losing any data and without the need for any additional software to do so.
• This method works with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. If you have a single partition on your Laptop or your Computer, then this partition can be extended to create more partitions.To create a partition follow the steps given below

• Go to Control Panel ( Start -> Control Panel )

Go to System and Security and in Administrative Tools Click on “Create and Format Hard Disk   Partitions”

The disk management Window shows all the disks and various partitions available on you machine. To create a partition from an existing partition right-click on any partition and select “Shrink Volume”

Now Enter the amount of space you want to shrink. This must be equal to the size of the new partition that needs to be created.

 Once the volume is shrunk, an unallocated disk will appear in the list of partitions. Now Right Click and  Select New SimpleVolume and follow the steps to create a new Partition

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