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| − | + | Hard drive partitions allow the computer to treat one hard drive as multiple distinct volumes. This enables you to install multiple operating systems or create a second drive for storing specific files. You can easily create new partitions from your free space in Windows and Mac, though Windows XP users will need third-party tools to accomplish the same thing. | |
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#Manage your unallocated space. Partitions are created from unallocated space or free space on your hard drive. You can create more unallocated space by shrinking an existing volume. This will remove the available storage space from that volume and turn it into unallocated space. | #Manage your unallocated space. Partitions are created from unallocated space or free space on your hard drive. You can create more unallocated space by shrinking an existing volume. This will remove the available storage space from that volume and turn it into unallocated space. | ||
#*Right-click a volume and select "Shrink Volume..." to begin the volume shrinking process. You will be able to choose how much of the free space you want to remove from the volume to turn into unallocated space. | #*Right-click a volume and select "Shrink Volume..." to begin the volume shrinking process. You will be able to choose how much of the free space you want to remove from the volume to turn into unallocated space. | ||
| − | #*You won't be able to turn all of the available storage into unallocated space because some of that available storage is reserved for unmovable files. You can increase the space you can reclaim by [[Defragment | + | #*You won't be able to turn all of the available storage into unallocated space because some of that available storage is reserved for unmovable files. You can increase the space you can reclaim by [[Defragment a Disk on a Windows Computer|defragmenting the drive]] first. |
#*If you want to merge two blocks of unallocated space together, you will need to use a tool like [[Use-Gparted|GParted]] or [[Change-a-Partition-Size-Using-Easeus-Partition-Manager|Partition Manager]]. | #*If you want to merge two blocks of unallocated space together, you will need to use a tool like [[Use-Gparted|GParted]] or [[Change-a-Partition-Size-Using-Easeus-Partition-Manager|Partition Manager]]. | ||
#Create the new partition. Right-click on the unallocated space and select "New Simple Volume". This will open a wizard that will walk you through the steps to create the new partition. | #Create the new partition. Right-click on the unallocated space and select "New Simple Volume". This will open a wizard that will walk you through the steps to create the new partition. | ||
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#*To create a new partition, there must be enough free space on the disk. To shrink the first partition on the disk /dev/sda by 200MB, use the command sudo resize2fs /dev/sda1 200M. Replace M by G to specify size in gigabytes. | #*To create a new partition, there must be enough free space on the disk. To shrink the first partition on the disk /dev/sda by 200MB, use the command sudo resize2fs /dev/sda1 200M. Replace M by G to specify size in gigabytes. | ||
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== Warnings == | == Warnings == | ||
