HOW TO PARTITION HARD DISK ON YOUR PC

Hello there... Have you heard of Partitioning of Hard disk but don't seem to under it? Do you seek for answers for this? Well in this tutorial am going to be explaining what partitioning of hard disk actually means, it's benefits and also how to partition a Hard disk.



WHAT IS HARD DISK PARTITIONING?
Partitioning of Hard disk simply means dividing your PC Hard disk into Parts/Partitions/Volumes having different sizes so as to store data separately on the different partitions of the Hard disk but on the same Hard disk.

From the image above, you would notice that my Hard disk has been partitioned. It contains 2 partitions which contains separate files. Each partition can be formatted separately without either of them affecting the other.

WHY PARTITION YOUR HARD DISK?
Below are some reasons why it is important to partition your hard disk.

• It is used for dual booting of Operating System. Dual Boot means making use of more than one Operating System on a particular PC. In order to be able to dual boot an Operating System from your hard disk, you need to have separate partitions for each hard disk.
• It helps in the storage of data.
• One partition can serve as backup for the other.

But bear in mind that partitioning of hard disk doesn't damage your hard disk in any way. The only downside to partitioning of hard disk is the fact that it reduces the size of the original hard disk partition.

HOW TO PARTITION HARD DISK ON YOUR PC

Partitioning of Hard disk is a very simple and easy process. In order to partition Hard disk, you need to get to the Disk manager and there are various methods through which you can get there. They are:

METHOD #1: FROM DESKTOP SCREEN.

>>From your desktop screen, move your mouse to the Windows icon and Right Click.

>>Select Disk Management. All your Hard disk partitions will appear.

METHOD #2: FROM FILE MANAGER

>>Go to Menu

>>Select File Manager.

>>Right click on My Computer or This PC and select Manage.

>>Your Computer Management will appear. 

>>Select Disk Management.

METHOD #3 : FROM SEARCH
>>Go to Windows Search.

>> In the search bar, type Partition and then Create and Format Hard disk Partition  will appear.

>>Select it and it will take you to the Disk Manager.

NOW, TO CREATE A NEW PARTITION:

>>Right Click on the icon of your main Hard disk partition. A list of options will be made available to you. 

NOTE: There might be a partition known as System Reserved if so, it is not advisable to alter this partition.

>>Next, select Shrink Volume.

>>Type in the size of the memory/volume you wish to partition in Megabytes and then select Shrink (1024KB = 1MB). Wait for a while and then the partition will be created. But you are not done yet. Once created, look at the partitions below and you will find your new partition bearing the name Unallocated.

NOTE: You can not shrink the volume beyond the maximum stipulated by the system (size available for shrink space in MB). 

>>Right click on the Unallocated space and select New simple volume.

>>A pop up window will appear containing The New Simple Volume Wizard. Just select Next.

>>Type in the size of the memory you wish to partition in Megabytes and then select Next.

NOTE: You can not shrink the volume beyond the maximum stipulated by the system.

>>Assign a letter to your new volume and select Next. Each partition in your PC has a specific Partition Alphabet. The alphabet helps in the identification of a partition. 

>>Select  the File System. Selecting the file system solely depends on the purpose of the the partition. Booting of the Some OS from partition requires Fat32 file system. But you can select NTFS for a normal partition.

>>Select the Allocation Size (or simply leave it at default).

>>Type in the Volume Label (Volume Name or name of the partition you wish to create).

>>Select Perform a Quick Format.

>>And then click Next.

>>Click Finish and your partition will be created. 

>>You will get a pop up asking you to partition your new drive. Click on the Format disk button.

>>A new window will pop up. Keep the settings and click on the Start button.

>>A warning will pop up. Click on the OK button.

>>And there you have it, your new partition is ready to use.

NOTE: If you followed the steps correctly, you shouldn't encounter any error. But if you do, let us know in the comment section below and we will get back to you.