{"id":4727,"date":"2016-02-07T05:47:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T13:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hellotech.com\/?p=4727"},"modified":"2021-06-16T16:10:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T23:10:45","slug":"shrink-hard-drive-volume-create-new-partition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/shrink-hard-drive-volume-create-new-partition","title":{"rendered":"How to Shrink a Hard Drive Volume and Create a New Partition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One way of organizing content in your Windows computer is by storing them not just in different folders, but also in different drives. If you have a large physical drive, you can shrink its existing partition and use the unused space to create more partitions. For instance, you can set aside a partition for your operating system, another for media files, another as a network drive, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c3\">All you need to accomplish this is the Disk Management built-in tool in Windows. You can find it in the Control Panel. Alternately, press Start, type <span class=\"c0\">partitions<\/span>&nbsp;in the search field and select <span class=\"c0\">Create and format hard disk partitions<\/span>. Before you proceed any further, you should back up your drives first in case things go awry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c3\">Among the listed drives, select one whose volume you want to shrink. Right-click on it and select <span class=\"c0\">Shrink Volume\u2026<\/span>. Wait for your computer to make some calculations and, when the Shrink dialog box appears, adjust the drive&#8217;s volume in the <span class=\"c0\">Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB<\/span>&nbsp;textfield. For example, type 2000 when you want to free up 2GB of space. Obviously, you should type a smaller number than the current size of the drive. Click the <span class=\"c0\">Shrink<\/span>&nbsp;button and wait for the computer to finish the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c3\">Once done, you should now see an unallocated space in the drive. Right-click it and select <span class=\"c0\">New Simple Volume\u2026<\/span>. Follow the instructions in the New Simple Volume Wizard to create your new partition. Steps include assigning a drive letter, choosing a file system and naming the new partition\/volume. Once done, your physical disk now has a second partition. Simply repeat the process to create more partitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c3\"><a name=\"h.gjdgxs\"><\/a>The Disk Management tool has its own limitations, including instances when it cannot properly adjust partitions per your specifications. Try third-party programs such as <span class=\"c2\"><a class=\"c4\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easeus.com\/partition-manager\/epm-free.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EaseUS Partition Manager Free<\/a><\/span>, which does everything the Disk Management can more effectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One way of organizing content in your Windows computer is by storing them not just in different folders, but also in different drives. If you have a large physical drive, you can shrink its existing partition and use the unused space to create more partitions. 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