1. Right Click on 'Computer' folder on your desktop.
2. Choose 'Manage' from the menu which occurs.
3. Now Choose 'Disk Management' from left pane.
4. You will see your disk divided into partitions(if any)
5. Select the partition you want to further partition.
6. It will show diagonal lines after being selected.
7. Right Click on it.
8. Choose 'Shrink Volume' option.
9. Enter the size you wish to shrink your drive to in megabytes (1000 MB = 1GB). Then click on the Shrink button.
10. You should now see a new unallocated partition in your Disk Management window. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select the New Simple Volume option.
11. The New Simple Volume Wizard should popup. Click on the Next button to continue.
12. Enter the amount of memory you wish to allocate for your new partition and click on the Next button.
13. Select from the menu, a letter name for your new partition and click on the “Next” button.
2. Choose 'Manage' from the menu which occurs.
3. Now Choose 'Disk Management' from left pane.
4. You will see your disk divided into partitions(if any)
5. Select the partition you want to further partition.
6. It will show diagonal lines after being selected.
7. Right Click on it.
8. Choose 'Shrink Volume' option.
9. Enter the size you wish to shrink your drive to in megabytes (1000 MB = 1GB). Then click on the Shrink button.
10. You should now see a new unallocated partition in your Disk Management window. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select the New Simple Volume option.
11. The New Simple Volume Wizard should popup. Click on the Next button to continue.
12. Enter the amount of memory you wish to allocate for your new partition and click on the Next button.
13. Select from the menu, a letter name for your new partition and click on the “Next” button.
- Click on the Format this volume with the following settings:
- For File System, select NTFS
- For Allocation unit size, select Default
- For Volume Label, type the name you wish to give your new drive.
- Click on the Perform a quick format
- Then click on the Next button.
- You will get a popup asking you to partition your new drive. Click on the Format disk button.
- A new window will popup. Keep the settings and click on the Start button.
- A warning will popup. Click on the OK button.
