How to Safely Manage Hard Drive Partitions in Windows
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Summary
For those new to using partitions on a Windows computer, the article suggests using the built-in Windows Disk Management utility to help you manage your partitions, suggesting you back up your data first as errors can happen and partitions can be deleted.
It mentions that for a desktop PC with multiple bays you may simply use separate physical drives however, for a laptop with a single bay, partitioning is the only option and helps to keep the Operating System (OS) separate from personal data and ensures the system doesn’t crash if the data partition is filled accidentally.
It advises that partitioning is easy to do and that Windows has a built-in tool, Disk Management, which provides a visual interface to do this, allowing users to create, delete, format and resize drives.
The article also advises using a command-line tool, DiskPart, for more advanced options, but users should be careful as the article warns that some commands can result in complete data loss.
For more complex operations, the article recommends several third-party partitioning tools, including NIUBI Partition Editor, EaseUS Partition Master, or MiniTool Partition Wizard.
