How To Partition A Hard Disk Without Formatting

• In this article, you will learn how to create partitions on your hard disk without losing any data and without the need for any additional software to do so.

• This method works with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. If you have a single partition on your Laptop or your Computer, then this partition can be extended to create more partitions.

To create a partition follow the steps given below

• Go to Control Panel ( Start -> Control Panel ).

• Go to System and Security and in Administrative Tools Click on “Create and Format Hard Disk   Partitions”

• The disk management Window shows all the disks and various partitions available on your machine. To create a partition from an existing partition right-click on any partition and select “Shrink Volume”.

• Now Enter the amount of space you want to shrink. This must be equal to the size of the new partition that needs to be created.

•  Once the volume is shrunk, an unallocated disk will appear in the list of partitions. Now Right Click and  Select New SimpleVolume and follow the steps to create a new Partition