{"id":8982,"date":"2016-05-20T16:24:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T10:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=8982"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:44:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:14:21","slug":"create-format-hard-disk-partition-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/create-format-hard-disk-partition-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create and Format a Hard Disk Partition in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How to create and format a hard disk partition in Windows 10 PC? &#8211; You can easily get over this question of partitioning and formatting Windows 10 hard drives if you follow the appropriate method.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To put the hard disk which you got on your Windows 10 computer to best use, you can<strong> create a hard disk partition<\/strong>. If you create partition hard disk in Windows 10 it will allow you to utilize all the space properly as you will be able to store your data efficiently and manage it properly. You have to format and create a new hard disk partition to get all the extra space working.\u00a0You might also like to know:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/how-to-free-up-disk-space-windows-10-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Free Up Disk Space on Windows 10 Computer<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/create-format-hard-disk-partition-windows-10.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8983\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8983\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/create-format-hard-disk-partition-windows-10.png\" alt=\"create and format hard disk partition windows 10\" width=\"1122\" height=\"678\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/create-format-hard-disk-partition-windows-10.png 1122w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/create-format-hard-disk-partition-windows-10-150x91.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/create-format-hard-disk-partition-windows-10-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/create-format-hard-disk-partition-windows-10-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/create-format-hard-disk-partition-windows-10-1024x619.png 1024w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/create-format-hard-disk-partition-windows-10-660x399.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #999999;\"><em>Image source: <a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"http:\/\/news.softpedia.com\/news\/windows-10-threshold-2-signed-off-as-build-10586-report-495732.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Softpedia News<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are wondering how to <strong>create and format a hard disk partition<\/strong> <strong>in Windows 10<\/strong> PC, you are at the right place as today in this post we are going to share a guide which will help you in formatting Windows 10 and also create a hard disk partition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In case if you are interested in using a powerful and free partition software for Windows 10 that offers multiple partition management options then &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition<\/em><\/span>&#8221; is an appropriate choice for you. You can read more about it from here: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/minitool-partition-wizard-9-free-edition-window-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MiniTool Partition Wizard<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; border: 0px dashed #555; padding: 15px 15px 5px 15px;\" align=\"justify\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/how-to-run-disk-error-checking-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Run Disk Error Checking in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/find-windows-10-startup-folder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Find Windows 10 Startup Folder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-bt-folder-windows-7-8-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is $Windows.~BT Folder in Windows 7\/8\/8.1\/10?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/hard-drive-data-recovery-software-free-download-full-version\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 5 Best Free Hard Drive Data Recovery Software For Windows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/add-system-compression-in-disk-cleanup-on-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Add System Compression in Disk Cleanup on Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/create-format-hard-disk-partition-windows-10\/#Create_and_Format_a_Hard_Disk_Partition_in_Windows_10\" title=\"Create and Format a Hard Disk Partition in Windows 10\">Create and Format a Hard Disk Partition in Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/create-format-hard-disk-partition-windows-10\/#How_to_Create_a_Hard_Disk_Partition_in_Windows_10\" title=\"How to Create a Hard Disk Partition in Windows 10\">How to Create a Hard Disk Partition in Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/create-format-hard-disk-partition-windows-10\/#How_to_Format_a_Hard_Disk_Partition_in_Windows_10\" title=\"How to Format a Hard Disk Partition in Windows 10\">How to Format a Hard Disk Partition in Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/create-format-hard-disk-partition-windows-10\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_and_Format_a_Hard_Disk_Partition_in_Windows_10\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Create and Format a Hard Disk Partition in Windows 10<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although, the process of <strong>formatting hard drive<\/strong> and <strong>partitioning hard drive<\/strong> in Windows 10 is exactly similar to the previous versions of Windows. However, if you are new to Windows 10 operating system and looking for a step by step hard drive partition instructions then this tutorial will help you a lot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All those people who are installing a new <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/hard-drive-data-recovery-software-free-download-full-version\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hard drive<\/a> on their Windows 10 PC or simply want to create hard disk partition and format hard drive partition in Windows 10 computer, here&#8217;s how to create and format a hard disk partition in Windows 10 system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\"><strong>Important note:<\/strong><\/span> Before following the below-explained guide to create and format a hard disk partition, make sure you have logged as <strong>administrator<\/strong> on your Windows 10 computer because creating and formatting hard disk partitions in Windows requires administrative privileges.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Create_a_Hard_Disk_Partition_in_Windows_10\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">How to Create a Hard Disk Partition in Windows 10<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Disk Management is the best utility built in <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/microsoft-windows-operating-system-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Windows operating system<\/a> to perform all the disk-related tasks such as creating partitions, formatting partitions, creating and formatting volumes, and assigning drive letters etc. and here we are going to use it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, follow the steps shared below to find out how to create a hard disk partition in Windows 10 computer:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, open Disk Management in Windows 10 computer by pressing <strong>Windows + X<\/strong> keys together and then selecting <strong>Disk Management<\/strong> option from the <strong>Power user menu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/disk-management-windows-10.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8986\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8986\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/disk-management-windows-10.jpg\" alt=\"disk management windows 10\" width=\"616\" height=\"646\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/disk-management-windows-10.jpg 616w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/disk-management-windows-10-143x150.jpg 143w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/disk-management-windows-10-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> On the Disk Management window, you will see all the drivers which are already present on your computer. Here you have to shrink a partition. So, simply choose a disk partition which is having enough space and <strong>right-click<\/strong> on that partition then select <strong>Shrink Volume<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/shrink-volume-windows-10.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8994\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8994\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/shrink-volume-windows-10.png\" alt=\"shrink volume windows 10\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/shrink-volume-windows-10.png 600w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/shrink-volume-windows-10-150x89.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/shrink-volume-windows-10-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It will take some time for the shrinking process to complete. So, please have patience while <strong>Querying Shrink Space<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/querying-shrink-space.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8992\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8992\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/querying-shrink-space.png\" alt=\"querying shrink space\" width=\"377\" height=\"97\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/querying-shrink-space.png 377w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/querying-shrink-space-150x39.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/querying-shrink-space-300x77.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Once done, you will see Shrink dialog box asking you to mention the space you want to allocate to new hard drive. If you want to make a new hard disk partition of 20 GB then you have to enter 20480 MB (1 GB = 1024 MB) in the field which says <strong>Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB<\/strong>. Once done you can click on <strong>Shrink<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/enter-the-amount-of-space-to-shrink-in-mb.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8987\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8987\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/enter-the-amount-of-space-to-shrink-in-mb.png\" alt=\"Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB\" width=\"452\" height=\"308\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/enter-the-amount-of-space-to-shrink-in-mb.png 452w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/enter-the-amount-of-space-to-shrink-in-mb-150x102.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/enter-the-amount-of-space-to-shrink-in-mb-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Now you will see a new partition with <strong>Unallocated<\/strong> has written on it. Simply, right click on this partition and select <strong>New Simple Volume<\/strong> to partition a hard drive in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/new-simple-volume.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8990\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8990\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/new-simple-volume.png\" alt=\"new simple volume\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/new-simple-volume.png 600w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/new-simple-volume-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/new-simple-volume-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> A new simple volume wizard will be opened saying \u201c<strong>Welcome to New Simple Volume Wizard<\/strong>\u201d. Here you have to click on the <strong>Next <\/strong>option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/new-simple-volume-wizard.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8991\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8991\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/new-simple-volume-wizard.png\" alt=\"new simple volume wizard\" width=\"450\" height=\"354\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/new-simple-volume-wizard.png 450w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/new-simple-volume-wizard-150x118.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/new-simple-volume-wizard-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (6):<\/strong> In the next window, you will have to <strong>Specify Volume size<\/strong>. Make sure that the new volume size which you are going to mention here is in between the minimum and maximum disk size. Once you have mentioned the size, click on <strong>Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/specify-volume-size.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8993\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8993\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/specify-volume-size.png\" alt=\"specify volume size\" width=\"499\" height=\"393\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/specify-volume-size.png 499w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/specify-volume-size-150x118.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/specify-volume-size-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (7):<\/strong> After that, <strong>assign drive letter<\/strong> or path to partition a hard drive in Windows 10. After entering the drive letter, click on <strong>Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/assign-drive-letter-path.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8984\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8984\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/assign-drive-letter-path.png\" alt=\"assign drive letter path\" width=\"499\" height=\"393\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/assign-drive-letter-path.png 499w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/assign-drive-letter-path-150x118.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/assign-drive-letter-path-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (8):<\/strong> Now, you will see <strong>Format Partition<\/strong> window. Here you have to keep the default settings and without any changes, click on <strong>Next<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/format-partition-windows-10.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8988\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8988\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/format-partition-windows-10.png\" alt=\"format partition windows 10\" width=\"499\" height=\"394\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/format-partition-windows-10.png 499w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/format-partition-windows-10-150x118.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/format-partition-windows-10-300x237.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Step (9):\u00a0<\/strong>Finally, click on the <strong>Finish<\/strong> button to format the newly created hard drive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/completing-the-new-simple-voulme-wizard.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8985\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8985\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/completing-the-new-simple-voulme-wizard.jpg\" alt=\"completing-the new simple voulme wizard\" width=\"499\" height=\"393\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/completing-the-new-simple-voulme-wizard.jpg 499w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/completing-the-new-simple-voulme-wizard-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/completing-the-new-simple-voulme-wizard-300x236.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once the new hard disk partition is created successfully, windows will automatically open it on your Windows 10 computer screen.\u00a0You have successfully partitioned a hard disk in Windows 10. If the volume which you have specified is less than maximum disk size you will see it in Disk Management and you can create another partition of that as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/new-hard-disk-partition-windows-10.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8989\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8989\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/new-hard-disk-partition-windows-10.png\" alt=\"new hard disk partition windows 10\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/new-hard-disk-partition-windows-10.png 600w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/new-hard-disk-partition-windows-10-150x109.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/new-hard-disk-partition-windows-10-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThus, you can see how simple is the process of<strong> creating a hard disk partition in Windows 10<\/strong> operating system. We hope you found this guide how to partition hard disk in Windows 10 without formatting useful for you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You may also be interested in checking out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-10-hosts-file-locate-edit-manage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Locate, Edit and Manage Windows 10 Hosts File<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/create-password-reset-disk-windows-10-8-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Create a Password Reset Disk for Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Format_a_Hard_Disk_Partition_in_Windows_10\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">How to Format a Hard Disk Partition in Windows 10<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The process of formatting hard disk in Windows 10 is also pretty easy. But before formatting a hard disk on your Windows 10 PC, make sure you have backed up all your personal data on another drive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Follow the steps shared below to find out how to <strong>format a hard disk partition in Windows 10<\/strong> PC:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> You have to again use the <strong>Disk Management<\/strong> to format a hard disk partition. So, open the Disk Management and select the partition which you want to format and click on <strong>Format<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/format-hard-disk-partition.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8995\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8995\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/format-hard-disk-partition.png\" alt=\"format hard disk partition\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/format-hard-disk-partition.png 600w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/format-hard-disk-partition-150x102.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/format-hard-disk-partition-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Now select <strong>Perform a quick format<\/strong> option and then click on the <strong>OK<\/strong> button in order to format hard drive partition in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/perform-quick-format.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8997\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8997\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/perform-quick-format.png\" alt=\"perform quick format\" width=\"320\" height=\"237\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/perform-quick-format.png 320w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/perform-quick-format-150x111.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/perform-quick-format-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just after the click, the process to format hard drive partition in Windows 10 will start. The time will depend on the hard disk space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Or<\/span><\/strong>, There is one more method which you can follow to format a partition in Windows 10 PC. Simply, open <strong>File Explorer<\/strong> and then open <strong>This PC<\/strong>. Right click on the drive which you want to format and then select <strong>Format<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/format-hard-drive-windows-10.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8996\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8996\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/format-hard-drive-windows-10.png\" alt=\"format hard drive windows 10\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/format-hard-drive-windows-10.png 600w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/format-hard-drive-windows-10-150x107.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/format-hard-drive-windows-10-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Use all the default settings and select <strong>Quick Format<\/strong> option. Click on <strong>Start <\/strong>button and the formatting will start.<\/p>\n<p>You may also be interested in checking out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-was-unable-to-complete-the-format\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix \u201cWindows was unable to complete the format\u201d Error<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/format-pen-drive-command-prompt-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Format Pen Drive Using Command Prompt in Windows<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Conclusion<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We hope that the above explained tutorial how to <strong>create hard disk partition<\/strong> in Windows 10 and how to <strong>format hard drive partition<\/strong> in Windows 10 computer helped you perfectly. 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