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Probably, each user came across such a paradox that no matter how much the volume of the disk C, the day comes when the places on it starts catastrophically miss.

And then the question arises, and is it possible to increase the volume of the disk with all the saved data to increase and how to do it?

How to increase the volume of the disk with - an up-to-date problem for many users

Answer this question and this article is designed. But first we will analyze, for what time the reason the place on the disk with begins to end.

Why the disk space with starts miss

The fact is that the Windows operating system has such an unpleasant feature as an increase in its logical volume occupied after a certain time.

All files such as temporary and systemic are subject to growth. And this happens with all versions of OP - Windows 7, 8 and 10.

Of course, at first we are trying to free the place by removing unnecessary files or cleaning the disk, but still the moment occurs when there is nothing to delete, and the volume continues to be disastrously miss.

Fully filled disk with - unpleasant, but corrected situation

This situation is very negatively affected by our computer.

There is little space on the disk - it is necessary to take action urgently

- It begins to get rid of and buggy, bringing us a lot of inconveniences, such as a decrease in PC performance and slowing its speed.

The recovery of the disk also affects the security of the system, the risk increases, which at the most inopportune moment during the hard work at the computer we need the program to fail.

3 ways to increase the volume of the disk with

Method 1. Release the disk space with the system utility

In Windows 7, 8 or 10 operating systems, there is a standard disk management utility that allows you to view and change the hard disk partitions on our discretion.

It is simple to find it, following the instructions below:

With the right mouse button on the computer icon and in the dialog that opens, select Management.

On the "Computer" icon, press the right mouse button and choose "Management"

In the menu that appears, we find the "Disk Management" utility and click on it with the mouse button.

We find and run the utility "Disks" utility

This program provides us with the opportunity to manage all devices designed to save data - logic discs, flash memory, CD.

With this utility, we can easily transfer the amount of free space from the local disk D to the C drive, that is, to increase the size of the system disk on which we have the Windows 7 operating system (8 or 10).

Before moving the transfer of free space, we decide how much we have free space on Disk D, how much we need for our local disk with and how much we can transfer.

Now, in order to transfer this freed place on the system volume, press it with the right mouse button on it and select the "Expand Tom" function in the menu that opens.

To transfer the released space to our disc, choose the item "Expand Tom"

Now click the "Compress" command, after the execution of which the system provides us with information about the released free space, which we redirect to the C.

We have information about the released space that we can now transfer to the system disk with

In the field that opens, indicate the size in the MB of the place that we intend to transfer. After this action, the system will execute the volume survey and will provide you with the result in this form:

We determine the size of the place required to compress and specify this value in the corresponding field

In order to free up the volume of our disc, press the right mouse button on it and stop at the "Compress Tom" options.

Press the right mouse button on Disk D and select the "Squeeze Tom" function

So we launch the Special Program "Volume Expansion Master". Click "Next" and in the proposed window determine the volume of space that is going to add.

We run "Volume Extension Wizard" and determine the size that we are going to add

After all the manipulations done, we reboot our computer.

Method 2. Increase the scope of the system disk using the Aomei Partition Assistant program

One of the most universal and well-proven programs for reliable and simple management of our discs is the free Aomei Partition Assistant program.

Aomei Partition Assistant - a universal program for working with hard disk sections

This application allows the user to perform such actions:

Aomei Partition Assistant - Universal and Useful Program for Each User

Create and delete hard disk partitions.
Change the volume of free space.
To format the partitions of the hard disk.
Combine, divide and move or copy sections, including another hard disk or SSD.

Step 2. Installing Aomei Partition Assistant

After starting the installation file, select the language (Russian) and follow the tips of the installation wizard.

We make the installation of the Aomei Partition Assistant program, following the wizard prompts

It should be noted that the program is distributed free for private and commercial use.

Step 3. Run Aomei Partition Assistant

After completing the installation, we offer a very convenient interface in Russian, where all the disks of our computer with all sections are displayed.

A simple and convenient Aomei Partition Assistant program interface allows you to work effectively with all the disks of the computer.

Step 4. Increase the size of the disk from the disk D

Consider in more detail how to increase the volume space from the volume D without losing data.

So, produce actions, according to the instructions:

Right-click on disk D and select the "Modify section" function;

Click on the right mouse button on section D and click the "Resize section" option

In the current console, we can easily change the volume of the disk only with the mouse, towing the cursor to the control points, as shown in the photo;

Section size can be easily changed using test points.

Press "OK" and open the system volume with the same way with and increase its volume due to the free space;

By analogy with D, we work with a disk with, changing its volume on our discretion

Upon completion of all manipulations with discs, in the top panel of the main menu, click the Apply option;

After all the actions produced, click the "Apply" function in the top toolbar

Further, it may be necessary to perform, as a rule, two reboots, after which we get the desired result - the increased size of the system C-disk by reducing the disk D without loss of any data.

Method 3. Change the disk size with the Minitool Partition Wizard Free

PARTITION WIZARD program - convenient and easy-to-use application

The program, as well as the previous application, is conditionally free and does not require any additional knowledge, except for the skills of a regular PC user.

However, she has one small drawback - the absence of a Russian-speaking interface. What, however, is compensated for its simplicity and availability. In addition, work in MINITOOL PARTITION WIZARD FREE

very similar to work with the above-mentioned program Aomei Partition Assistant.

After installing PARTITION WIZARD, we see the same simple interface that makes the use of a program easy even without Russian-speaking settings.

A simple interface makes it easy to work in the program even with a missing Russian interface.

The change in the size of the disks also occurs by analogy with the program described above. In the same way, using the control points, we easily change the size of the volume, due to the available free space.

Adjusting the added space on disks occurs in the same simple way

After we do all operations to increase the volume of the system disk C due to volume D, the result will be immediately accessible to us in the conductor.

I hope these simple ways will help easily and quickly solve the problem of increasing the size of one disk at the expense of the other without losing data.

Video on the topic

Operation of the hard disk in the Windows 7 operating system requires the creation of partitions and logical disks on it. This applies to both a new, clean device, and a used disk, purchased or transferred from another computer. The logical structure of this disk may differ from the one that is needed by the user. Having considered the mechanism and logic of creating various sections and means of the operating system, as well as third-party software products, such operations can be performed easier and more efficiently.

How to distribute disk space in windows 7

In Windows, each partition corresponds to its logical disk, which is how they are displayed in the File Explorer. And although it is possible to create only one section of the volume into the entire disk, in practice it is rare. After all, the first (and only) section is systemic. It is exposed to increased risk due to possible viral or hacker attacks and inept user actions. If you keep user data on it - they may die, so the typical variant of the markup of the hard disk is the creation of two sections (and two logical disks): system and user.

Hard disk is not distributed

When installing a new hard disk to the computer, it is best to combine the creation of sections with the installation of the operating system.

Insert the boot disk into the drive and turn on the PC. After starting the installation program, you will find yourself on the disk configuration screen.
Click the Create button, enter the section size in megabytes, and then the OK button.
By selecting the created section as a place to install OS, continue the installation of Windows.
After completing the installation of the OS, run the utility to work with hard drives. Win + R keys call the command line and run the DiskMGMT.msc utility.
Calling the Windows Disk Management utility is carried out through the DiskMGMT.msc command in the "Run" window
Select a disk with an unbalanced area and, calling the context menu, select the "Create Simp" command.
Create a simple volume (partition) can be used using the same function in the "Disk Management" utility

Thus, you will have two partitions on the disk: system and user.

Video: initialization of a new disk when installing it

How to create partitions on a hard disk

As in the case described above, to create partitions on a hard disk, you will need to run the disk management utility or any program of work with partitions of a third-party manufacturer. For example, the MiniTool Partition Wizard program will create a new partition on the disk easily and simply.

Video: Working with hard disk sections using the Minitool Partition Wizard program

How to create a GPT disk

Since the replacement of the standard BIOS, UEFI came and the Windows 7 operating system was released, the base type of disc marking was GPT instead of the traditional MBR. If you bought a new hard disk and install an operating system on it, the algorithm will be just simple.

If you have a disk, formerly in operation, formatted MBR and with sections on it, then the procedure will be more complex and cumbersome.

Video: Installing Windows on GPT disk

How to create a network drive or connect to it

You can connect to the network disk using the following commands:

If you need to make a hard disk of your computer available online, then it's still easier:

Video: How to add a network drive

How to remove a system drive

If you install another hard disk into the computer, which was previously systemic on another machine, there is nothing difficult in removing the partition with a disk C, because the system is no longer loaded.

Run the DISKPART utility using the Win + R command line.
Completely follow the following commands in the program window:
- list DISK (Displays the list of computer physical disks);
- sELECT DISK N (Select a disc to convert);
- clean (remove all partitions on the disk);
- cREATE PARTITION PRIMARY (Creation of the main partition on an unbalanced area);
- format FS \u003d NTFS Quick (Formatting in the NTFS File System);
- aSSIGN (assigning the letter to the formatted section);
- eXIT (Closing the DiskTPart utility).

But on a single hard disk, delete a disk partition cannot, as the Windows operating system folder is located on it, the users folder with user profiles and Program Files folder, in which applications are installed by default. Removing this section will instantly make the computer inoperable, and many of your data will be lost forever.

At the same time, a lot of garbage, temporary files that take a fair piece of free space are formed during operation. To remove such a garbage in the Arsenal OS there is a special program - CleanManager, which can be run from the command line (with administrator rights) using the cmd.exe / c command (Cleanmgr / Sageset: 65535 & Cleanmgr / Sagerun: 65535.

Running the Clean Manager utility from the command line

Launching the utility in such a sly format will remove a large number of hidden categories of files.

Using the utility is simply as twice two: you mark the categories that you want to delete, press the OK button and after a while your system disk boasts an additional free place.

Table: Categories of temporary files available for cleaning the Clean Manager utility

Temporary installation files	Temporary files that are created during program installation
Debug Dump Files.	Files created by the Windows debugger
Old CHKDSK Files	Lost File Fragments Created During Disc Verification with full-time tools
Previous installations of Windows	Files and folders from previous versions of Windows moving to the Windows.old folder
Memory dump data for system errors	If your computer works properly and does not need to be diagnosed - files can be deleted
Elements are irrelevant after updating Windows OS	Windows previous versions stored during updating to Windows 7
Error Reporting Archives	Materials used for error reports are automatically sent to the Microsoft server; they can be safely removed
Custom error reports	After successfully updating the need for the storage of these files, no
System archives of error reports
Error reporting queues
Windows update log files

Sections reserved by the system

Starting from the seventh version, Windows operating system when installing creates a backup section for systemic needs. Its size, depending on the version of the system and the included services, ranges from 170 to 350 MB. In this section, the operating system stores the bootloader (the main files intended for the OS start), as well as disk encryption data (if you enable BitLocker encryption).

Obviously, the removal of this partition from the disk on which the operating system is installed will result in the inoperability of the computer. Unfinished boot files OS will not be able to start.

Disable the display of the backup partition in the File Explorer

In normal mode, the system section is hidden from the user and in the conductor is not displayed. If the section in the conductor is visible, it can be done with a hidden literally multiple keys.

After confirming the changes and restart the operating system, this section will no longer be displayed in the Wire Explorer and Application Programs.

Deleting a backup partition from a second hard disk

As mentioned above, it is impossible to delete the backup section from a single hard disk - the computer will become inoperable. But if two or more hard drives are installed in the PC, on the rest, this section can be removed without any consequences.

The subtlety is that simply delete this section is not enough. After such an operation, the disk will remain unbelievable area and the next time you start the computer, the operating system will again create a backup section. So that this does not happen, the unintended disk space should not remain - all of its volume should be distributed by the main partition and can be done in two ways:

The first - using the disk management utility, delete all sections on the selected hard disk, including the backup, and then create one section with a volume equal to the volume of the disk. Before this, you should back up data from user disk partitions, otherwise they will be lost.

Video: How to delete the recovery section

Programs for working with stroke disk sections

Embedded in Windows 7 Hard Disk Management Tools have a minimalist interface and do not leave the user the right to an error, since all commands are performed instantly, without the possibility to return a step back. Some features are available at all from the command line.

Therefore, we will look at several popular software packages for working with sections in which there is everything for an unprepared user: a bright and understandable interface, step-by-step wizards, semi-automatic operation and the ability to roll back the last change or group of changes. In addition, all these programs can work with removable media and use an emergency when the operating system load is not possible.

Minitool Partiotion Wizard

The most compact and easy of programs in the distribution market, it takes a little over 40 megabytes. In the basic version, the program is free and allows you to produce all the users you need to manipulate with a hard disk:

creating, moving and deleting partitions on the disk;
changing the size of the section without data loss;
converting a partition file system (without data loss);
formatting sections;
cloning of both selected sections and physical disks entirely.

The Minitool Partiotion Wizard program can work both as part of the operating system and autonomously, with a removable media, for which the interface has a wizard for creating a loading flash drive or an optical disk.

Acronis Disc Director Suite

Acronis Disc Director Suite is a powerful software package consisting of four programs that can be used autonomously:

section Manager - a program using step-by-step masters, allows you to create, delete and modify the sections of the hard disk. You can also convert file systems and quick formatting;
the boot administrator will allow you to install several operating systems on the hard drive (the manufacturer promises unconfluous coexistence to 100 versions of the OS) and with the help of a convenient graphical interface, choose which one to work when the computer is started;
the disk editor is a powerful utility for professional use with the possibility of sectors of editing data without the participation of the operating system. Indispensable when restoring a destroyed file system, partition tables or boot records;
the recovery utility will allow you to "cure" the disk, affected by a viral, hacker attack or unqualified user actions. There is both fully automatic mode (for beginners) and manual with the ability to work with the command line.

The width of the boot disk will allow you to use the entire power of the software package in those emergencies when the OS load is not possible.

Paragon Partition Manager.

Paragon Partition Manager is a little lagging behind competitors and progress, but still provides a software package sufficient for home user. In addition to the basic operations with the disc partitions (Creating, deleting, resizing) and work with the file system, it boasts the built-in features of the low-level testing of the hard disk, tracking the SMART attributes. It also includes monitoring the health of the drive using a resident module.

Unfortunately, there are no backup tools in the package, so it will not be released by the program for all occasions. But low system requirements allow us to use the program even on slow computers and netbooks with a small amount of RAM.

The basic version of the Paragon Partition Manager program will cost approximately 600 p. The free version is available for download from the manufacturer's website, but most of the functions in it are not available.

O & O PARTITION MANAGER 2

O & O Software, known for its products for disk defragmentation, has released a software package to work with sections called O & O Partition Manager. Not that the first pancake is coming by a com, but there is nothing emitting a program from the total mass. Basic functions of working with sections, formatting, cloning, conversion of the file system. Unless you can mention the deletion functions of the secret information - the corresponding utility sectors fills the partition on the rigid disk with zero signatures, making it impossible to subsequent recovery of remote files.

If you have purchased one of the company's products - O & O Partition Manager 2 may you get with a serious discount and it will be the only argument in favor of purchasing it.

Manipulations with the sections of the hard disk are simple and understandable if follow the rules. Built-in disk management tools are free, but the use of third-party software manufacturers is preferable, because system utilities execute commands instantly - this is useful, because if an error is easily losing the data. Software packages work with discs are equipped with a multi-level protection system and a risk to accidentally destroy the data in them significantly lower, plus there is the ability to roll back the last operation. But whatever tool you use, remember the main rule: make backup.

In rare cases, it is quite difficult to calculate the desired amount of the system partition of the hard disk. Lack of locale disk C can lead to a significant slowdown in the work of the PC and Windows OS.

You will need

- Paragon Partition Manager.

Instruction

1. If you do not have enough space on the system partition of the hard disk, do not rush to delete the working system and install a new local disk on another. There are programs, allowing to redistribute free space between sections. One of these utilities is Partition Manager from Paragon.

2. Download this program from http://www.paragon.ru/home. Install the utility, preferring the item "Free Version". She will work every 30 days, but this is absolutely pretty. Restart the computer later installed the program.

3. Run the Partition Manager label and open the Specialist Mode menu. Go to the "Wizard" tab, hover the cursor to the "Extension" item and select the "Free Place" menu.

4. In the menu that appears, click the left mouse button on the graphic image section, the size of which you want to increase. Click the "Next" button. In a new window, set the checkboxes next to the names of the partitions from which the free space will be taken.

6. Later return to the main menu of the program, open the "Metamorphosis" tab. Select "Apply Metamorphosis" and make sure the program starts. Wait for the concern that the computer needs to be restarted.

7. Perform a reboot PC. Wait until the PARTITION Manager program is running in DOS mode. The reproduction procedure of free space may take several hours. Later, its conclusion, the computer will be rebooted again. Open the "My Computer" menu and make sure that the specified parameters entered into force.

Rough disc is the main storage of information on the computer. It is on it that the operating system is installed. The bulk of users of laptops and computers is chosen to divide the rough disc into several parts. This is done to save the main files in the event of an operating system failure.

You will need

windows 7 installation disk
Paragon Partition Magic

Instruction

1. Will be much more excellent if you will redistribute a place On formatted hard disk not contain any information. Working with an empty disc occupies significantly less time and reduces the likelihood of errors during the division process. It is investigating that it is recommended to divide the disc before installing the operating system.

2. Insert the Windows 7 installation disk to the drive and run the OS installation process. When you open a local disk selection window, to the one that will be installed Windows 7, select the section, the one you want to expand or reduce, and click the Delete button.

3. Repeat this operation with the second section involved in the processing of space. Later, click "Make" and specify the size of the upcoming partition. Do the same to create a second section.

4. If you have no need to change the sizes of sections later to install Windows, then you will need a Paragon Partition Magic program. She owns a friendly interface and a huge set of functions. The version of the program should be chosen based on the type of your operating system.

5. Run the program and select an experienced user mode. Detect the menu "Research free space between sections" and go to it. Specify a pair of hard disk sections with which you will continue to work. Click the "Next" button.

6. Specify the size of the upcoming partitions of the hard disk using the slider. Click "Next". If you need to separate a lot of place, which allows the program, then manually delete unnecessary files from the section.

7. Now click "Apply Metamorphose". The computer will restart and continue the operation in MS-DOS mode. The process of reproduction of free space can last several hours.

You will need

Partition Manager.

Instruction

1. Final, the most primitive method add volume to hard disks - buy the newest hard drive. This solution helps in the situation when the task of lack of space concerns secondary sections.

2. If you need to increase the disk space on more existing sections, then you need to go differently. When you need to insignically increasing the volume of the local disk, allowed to apply the standard Windows feature.

3. Press the Win + E keys to open the My Computer menu. Right-click on the local disk, which you want to increase, and go to the "Properties". Activate the "Squeeze this disk to save space" function and click the Apply button.

4. Occasionally, it is necessary to increase the scope of the hard disk partition before installing the operating system. Essentially this is relevant when switching from Windows XP on Windows Seven. Insert the Windows 7 installation disk into the drive and run it.

5. At a certain point, the installation process will reach the selection of the hard disk section. For the result of the optional menu, click the "Disk Settings" button. Highlight a section, the one you plan to enlarge, and click the Delete button.

6. Repeat this action for the partition from which you are going to separate the area. Note: permissible you have more closely there is an unused a place On disk. In this case, you do not need to delete the 2nd section. Click the "Create" button, set the file system and the size of the upcoming volume. Similarly, make a 2nd disk.

7. When there is a need to change the size of the section, working in the Windows operating system environment, recommended to apply special programs. Let's see Partition Manager. Install this program and run it.

8. Go to the "Swift Metamorph Section" menu. Specify two local disks, between which free space will be distributed. Click the "Next" button and specify the dimensions of the upcoming partitions. This method allows you to work with disks without formatting, it is recommended to apply it as the main one.

Video on the topic

If when working with Windows, you encountered the need to increase the size of the disk C due to the D disc (or partition under the other letter), in this manual you will find two free programs for these purposes and how to do it. This can be useful if you receive messages that Windows is not enough memory or the computer began to slow down due to the small free volume of the system disk.

I note that we are talking about increasing the size of the section C due to section D, that is, they should be on the same physical hard disk or SSD. And, of course, the disk space D you want to attach to C should be free. The instruction is suitable for Windows 8.1, Windows 7 and Windows 10. Also at the end of the manual you will find a video with ways to expand the system disk.

Unfortunately, the standard Windows tools described change in the partition structure on HDD cannot be done without loss of data - you can squeeze the D disc in the disk management utility, but the released place will be "after" the disk D and increase C at the expense of it will not be. Therefore, you will have to resort to the use of third-party tools. But I also will also tell you how to increase the C disc from D and without the use of programs at the end of the article.

Increase the volume of C in Aomei Partition Assistant

The first of free programs that will help expand the system partition of a hard disk or SSD - Aomei Partition Assistant, which, besides what is "clean" (does not install an additional unnecessary software), also supports the Russian language, which may be important for our user. The program works in Windows 10, 8.1 and Windows 7.

ATTENTION: Incorrect actions on hard disk sections or random power off during the procedure can lead to loss of your data. Take care of the preservation of what is important.

After installing the program and run, you will see a simple and understandable interface (the Russian language is selected at the installation phase) in which all the discs on your computer and partitions are displayed.

In this example, we will increase the disk size C due to D is the most common task option. For this:

Upon completion of the use of all operations and two reboots (usually two. The time depends on the employment of the disks and the speed of their work) you will get what you wanted - a larger system disk size by reducing the second logical partition.

By the way, in the same program you can make a loading flash drive to use Aomei Partiton Assistant, booting from it (this will allow you to perform actions without rebooting). The same flash drive can also be created in Acronis Disk Director after which it is possible to resize the sizes of the hard disk or SSD sections.

Download the program to change the sections of the Aomei Partition Assistant Standard Edition disk partitions from the official site http://www.disk-partition.com/free-partition-manager.html

Changing the size of the system partition in Minitool Partition Wizard Free

Another simple, clean and free program to change the sizes of partitions on a hard disk - Minitool Partition Wizard Free, however, unlike the previous one, it does not support Russian.

After starting the program, you will see an almost the same interface as in the previous utility, and the necessary actions for expanding the system disk C using free space on Disk D will be the same.

Right-click on the Disk D, select the Move / Resize Partition context menu and change its size so that the unallocated space is "left" from busy.

After that, with the help of the same item for the C disc, increase its size by the free space that appeared. Click OK, and then apply in the PARTITION WIZARD main window.

After all operation operations are completed, you will immediately be able to see the changed dimensions in Windows Explorer.

Download Minitool Partition Wizard Free from the official site http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html

How to increase disk c due to d without programs

There is a way to increase the free space on the disk from the existing space on D without using any programs, only by means of Windows 10, 8.1 or 7. However, this method has a serious disadvantage - data from disk D will have to be removed (you can pre-live It is possible to transfer somewhere if they are valuable). If this option suits you, start with the fact that press the Windows + R keys on the keyboard and enter diskmgmt.msc., then click OK or ENTER.

The Windows Drive Utilities window will open, in which you can see all the drives connected to the computer, as well as sections on these drives. Pay attention to the sections corresponding to the disks C and D (perform any actions with hidden sections located on the same physical disk, I do not recommend).

Right-click on the section corresponding to the D disc and select "Delete Tom" (remind you will delete all the data from the section). After deleting, the non-busy space is formed to the right of the C disk, which can be used to expand the system partition.

In order to increase the C disc, click on it right-click and select "Expand Tom". After that, in the volume extension wizard, specify which amount of disk space it should be expanded (the default displays everything available in stock, however, I suspect you decide to leave some gigabytes and for the future disk D). In the screenshot, I increase the size of 5000 MB or a little less than 5 GB. Upon completion of the work wizard, the disk will be expanded.

The last task is now - to convert the remaining unoccupied space into Disk D. To do this, right-click on an unoccupied space - "Create a simple Tom" and use the volume creation wizard (default, it will use all unoccupied space for disk D). The disc will automatically formatted and it will be assigned the letter you specified.

That's all, ready. It remains to return important data (if they were) on the second section of the disk from the backup.

How to expand the place on the system disk - video

Also, if something turned out to be not clear, I propose a step-by-step video instruction, in which two ways are shown to increase the C drive: due to the disk D: in Windows 10, 8.1 and Windows 7.

Additional Information

The described programs have other useful functions that can be useful:

Transferring an operating system from disk to disk or with HDD on SSD, FAT32 and NTFS conversion, restore partitions (in both programs).
Creating a Windows to Go flash drive in Aomei Partition Assistant.
Check the file system and disk surface in Minitool Partition Wizard.

In general, quite useful and comfortable utilities, I recommend (it is true that I recommend something, and after six months the program is becoming potentially undesirable by, so be careful. At the moment, everything is clean).

Entering the administrator's rights, you can redistribute the partitions of the hard disk using the compression function in the Disk Management program. You can compress the existing partition or volume in order to create a unallocated disk space on which you can create a new section or volume (note that the terms "section" and "Tom" are often interchangeable).

Open the Computer Management section. To do this, click Start, Select the components sequentially Control Panel, system and safety, Administrationand then double click Computer Management. If you are prompted to enter the administrator password or confirm it, specify the password or provide confirmation.
In the left pane in the section Storage devices Click Disk management.
Right-click the TOR you want to compress, and then select the command. Say.
Follow the instructions.

Notes:
Here, under the "Compression" function, Windows implies a change in the size of the section (volume). Before proceeding with compression, read the list of conditions necessary for compression. To get more information in the menu reference Select Calling certificate, go to the tab SearchEnter Compression Basic Toma and click Sections.
If there are several partitions on the disk, you can remove one of them and create new sections on the required unusual space. When you delete the partition, the entire information stored on it will be destroyed.
You can also redistribute disk sections using a third-party partition management program. Some third-party manufacturers offer programs that allow redistribute partitions of a hard disk without removing information.

Below will look at an example of deleting and creating sections
As described above, we enter into Disk management.

Picture 1

On the Disk 0. The size of 465.76 GB is visible 4 sections. Note that the fourth section F. It is a logical disk that is located in an additional section. Additional section is a container in which the logical disk is located. F..
For clarity, we will put the task - delete partitions D. and F. And in their place to create one section D..

Figure 2.

We carry the mouse cursor to the section F. And click the right mouse button. In the menu that opens, select "Delete TOM".

Figure 3.

A warning window "Remove Tom will destroy all data on this volume". Before deleting, archive all the data you want to save. Want to continue? " In case of consent, click the button Yes.

Figure 4.

Logical disk F. Removed - there remains free space. We proceed to delete this additional partition.

Figure 5.

We carry the mouse cursor to the free place of the additional section F. And click the right mouse button. In the menu that opens, select "Delete Section".

Figure 6.

A warning window opens "This is an additional section. After deleting the section will become inaccessible. Do you really want to delete the section? ". In case of consent, click the button Yes.

Figure 7.

The additional section was removed, - in its place there remains not the distributed space of a hard disk. Similarly, delete the main section D..

Figure 8.

As a result, we obtain the unallocated space of the hard disk on which we pass to the creation of a new main partition.

Figure 9.

We carry the mouse cursor on the non-distributed rigid disk space and press the right mouse button. In the menu that opens, choose "Create a simple volume".

Figure 10.

The "Wizard Master of the Simple Tom" opens, - Press the button Further.

Figure 11.

Since all the remaining unallocated disk space is solved under the created section, we leave the default "simple volume size (MB)" default, - press the button Further.

Figure 12.

We assign the letter of the section (if not assign, the section in the "My Computer" window will not be seen) - Press the button Further.

Figure 13.

We specify the formatting parameters and press the button. Further.

Figure 14.

Press the button Ready.

Figure 15.

And admire the result.

Figure 16.

The autorun window opens, open and use.

And in conclusion I want to note the features of expanding and compressing sections.
Before performing these operations, make sure that the "Manual" start type is set to the "Disk defragmentation" service settings. If this service is disabled, then when you try to change the section size, you will receive an error: "The specified service cannot be running because it is disabled or all the devices associated with it are disabled."
The section can be expanded only at the expense of an unblocked area on the hard disk that is adjacent to it.
An unbalanced area can be obtained by removing or compressing existing partitions.
Note that the unintended area can be used to expand only those partitions that are with it on one physical hard disk.

For example, - to expand the section C (when it is not adjacent to an unblocked area):
Squeeze the section D to as much as it is possible to create a new partition in the unsolved area that appears, move the information from the D partition (if it is placed there), delete the section D, and then expand to the desired section C, then the newly created section is assigned to the letter D and expand it to the remaining unimpressed area. Here is such a complex process ...

redistribute place on the local disks, them. That is, the functionality of this tool is a practically lightweight version of such programs as Acronis Disk Director, Partition Magic and other disk management programs. And now I will show you how they are managed ...

Disk Management in Windows 7 Excellent tool that allows redistribute place on the local disks, delete local disks create them. That is, the functionality of this tool is a practically lightweight version of such programs as Acronis Disk Director, Partition Magic and other disk management programs. And now I will show you how they are managed.

The plan of my actions is:

1. Reduce the local disk D by 50 GB.

2. At the expense of the released place to create a new local disc of 25 GB.

3. For the remaining 25 GB, increase this, newly created disk.

4. Return everything to its place.

The Disk Management Tool can be found at the following address: Start - Control Panel - Administration - Computer Management - Disk Management. A list of local drives is located in the upper block of this window, the location of the place between them and all connected media are shown.

To reduce the local disk D, Press it right-click on it and select the item " Say... ". This window will appear.

And then such.

In this window, select how much you can squeeze a local disk and can immediately see how much space will remain on this disk. So, we enter the size to which we will compress disk and click " Squeeze».

After some time at the bottom of the window " Disk management"A terrible black area will appear, but do not be afraid, everything goes according to plan.

This is a black area, there is an unbalanced area of \u200b\u200bthe hard disk.

The first clause of the plan is made, go to the second: Creating a new local disk 25 GB. For this, on this black region, press the right button and select the item " Create a simple volume... ". Open "Wizard Creation of Simple Tom"

And here it is "olelya".

Everything worked out. New local disk size 25 GB. Created. And immediately, as soon as it is created, you will be prompted to open it, as if you pasted the disk or flash drive, it is good.

Go to clause 3: Running created by local disk For the remaining free place. To do this, click on the new disk the right button and select the item " Extend... ". The "Volume Expansion Wizard" window opens

So, the last stage, return everything back, for this you need delete local drive "Ulya" and expand Disk D. To remove a local disk by pressing the right button on the desired disk and select the item " Remove Tom... ". We will seem warning that all data on this disk will be destroyed.

Agree. And reiterate the unbalanced area again. And we already know how to expand the disk due to the unintended area.

I would also like to say that it is impossible to expand the disk with this unbelievable area, because it is possible to expand the local disk only when an unblocked area is related to it. That is, this black area should be near the local disk of C. But the solution is, albeit a little "hemorrhoids".

To extend the disk with (in my situation, when it is not adjacent with an unbalanced area), it is necessary to: squeeze a local disk D to as much as it is possible to create a new volume, move information from the D disc, delete the local drive D, and then expand Local disk C, then a newly created section to assign the letter D and expand it to the remaining place. Here is such a long process ... good luck!

The article is taken from open sources: http://www.goodkomp.com/page/upravlenie-diskami-windows-7#1

Many users of personal computers and laptops face a need for several parts. This can be useful for visual distribution of individual parts functions: for example, one virtual disk will be occupied by the system and temporal files - cache, games and the necessary software will be placed on the second, and the third will become the media system repository. This article provides manual how to share your hard disk on the part of Windows 7 with third-party programs.

Selecting a separate virtual (or physical) hard disk under the operating system is very convenient. First, you will not be able to inadvertently "score" the system disk with files, which can lead to a slowdown in the computer. Secondly, if something happened to the Windows system and when reinstalling a section will have to format - all your photos, films, books, music and documents will not be affected, because they are not stored on one disk with the system.

In addition, if you intend to store a large amount of information of different sizes, in order to optimize the machine search, there are large and small files to be placed on different sections of the hard disk. This will significantly speed up the search for the file you need.

Separation when installing Windows

If you have not yet installed the system - this method is the most correct. The splitting of your hard disk to the sections will occur before installing Windows using special utilities stored in the installation form or on the disk. The manual presented here is designed for users who already know how to install the operating system:

Boot from the installation disk or flash drive;
Wait for the starting of the operating system;
Select the installation language and click Install;
Check out the terms of the license agreement, confirm your consent with them and click "Next";
Select the complete installation of Windows 7;

You have come to the point where the HDD separation process begins on the part. If the disk is already broken into several partitions, and you want to change their structure - the most correct solution will first remove them. It must be remembered that all the data on the device will be irretrievably lost. If you have purchased a new medium of information - you will have only one section. It should also be removed.

Now you have resources for marking new sections, it is called "unoccupied disk 0". Click the Create button and select the size of the first partition. As a rule, it will be used as a systemic and it should be allocated 50-100 gigabytes depending on your needs and size of physical HDD. Similarly, create the rest you need sections. However, consider that the HDD with the MBR recording type cannot be broken by more than four parts.

Separation by standard tools of Windows 7

Before the appearance of "seven", such actions were possible exclusively using third-party software. In this version, system utilities appeared to separate hard drives on the part. Using standard Windows 7 tools, you can divide the disk into several parts, change the size of these parts, delete or merge several into one. The procedure is presented in the manual.

First you need to perform defragmentation. It makes no sense to go into the details of this process, but, roughly speaking, it is ordered and sorts all the files on your disk.

Go to My Computer, right-click on your HDD icon, and select "Properties".
Open the "Service" deposit, and click on the Defragmentation button. Wait for a while until the process is completed.

Now you can proceed directly to the separation:

Go to the "Start" menu, right-click on "Computer" and select "Control". Similarly, you can click on the PCM on the My Computer icon on the desktop.
In the Computer Management Menu, select "Disk Management".
Right-click on your hard disk and in the dropping menu, go to the "Compress Tom" item. Wait for a while until the system is made possible to compress space.
Specify the size of the compressible space is the place on the disk that you will take the system partition. 50-100 gigabytes for the system is quite enough, the rest can be bolder to compress.
After compression, a retained space on the disk was formed, you must select it, click on the right mouse button and go to the "Create Simple Tom" item.
In the master opened, setting up the size of the future partition (all available space, if you need only one, or part of it, if you then intend to create more). Click "Next".
Here you can choose a name or letter for the future partition. Specify anyone you like and click "Next".
Select "Format TOM" and specify the NTFS file system. Click "Next".
Wait for a while and complete the wizard using the "Finish" button.
If you need to create another partition, repeat items 5-9.

Now your HDD is divided into several sections. You can go to "My Computer" and see these sections in the explorer.

Separation using Acronis Disk Director

This is a powerful utility frequently used by system administrators. Its functionality significantly exceeds the standard Windows tools. To work with the program, you need to download it and install. This manual indicates a sequence of actions for Suite:

When you first start the program to propose to select the mode of operation. Specify manual mode.
In the top menu, select the "Wizard" category, and in it the section "Creating a section".
Specify the hard disk you want to split into the sections and click Next.
It is required to specify where the existing parts will be borrowed by the space under a new one. The section, signed "Acronis Hidden" touch is not recommended - it can lead to a breakdown of your operating system. Click "Next" and wait until the system is made possible for borrowing space.
Using the slider, configure the desired size of your future partition and click Next.
Select a "logical" type of disk and click "Next".
You need to specify the file system. You need NTFS. Click "Next".
At this step, you can choose a letter for your section. Specify your favorite and click "Next".
Click "Complete" and wait for the process.

Now your disk is divided into 2 sections and you can use them at your discretion.

The new Microsoft operating system, which passed the spelling stage of the release, caused conflicting feedback from users. This is not surprising - the company from Redmond for about two decades has been a monopolist in the market of home computers, and the number of criticism is growing naturally growing in popularity. I want it or not, but with time Windows 10. It will become a new dominant operating system on the market, so it makes sense to adapt to it now.

One of the demanded aspects of working with any operating system is to manage disks - here to acquire knowledge stands both pros and ordinary users - the need to divide the hard disk arises from everyone. Fortunately, Microsoft attended his fervor in the desire to ride his new OS to the vitality of innovations, refusing their own successful solutions. This was largely manifested in managing such an element as a hard medium - a perfectly organized interface was borrowed from the previous version - 8.1. In the first place on the popularity of Windows 7, work with memory is similar in version 10, so this article will be useful to a much greater circle of users.

Only supporters of third-party software can object, but, as practice shows, its use (like the purchase of a license) is not justified for an ordinary user, and for most of them the share of the capabilities used remains extremely low - the need to divide the hard disk arises rarely.

To start working with media (no matter, you want to split, redistribute or delete volume), it is necessary to open the built-in program, the name of which in the 10th edition of the OS has not changed since the "seven" - "Disk Management". To do this, you need to do the following manipulations:

In the Start menu search row, we are looking for a control panel;
Click on the "Administration" paragraph;
In the window that appears, select the "Computer Management" shortcut;
After that, choose "Disk Management".

Below are slides on which the steps described above are shown.

Control Panel - Administration

Computer Management

Disk management

Creating a new volume in a free place

The screenshot shows the open program window and a list from those available to change sections. To create a new, you must click on the disk icon and select the item in the drop-down list. Say" In our case, it is possible only to compress the volume "disk D:" - on it spaces more, and it is not recommended to do similar manipulations with the system partition.

Why exactly "squeeze that"? The space on the disk is limited, to take it "out of the air" will not work. Since we have a hard medium completely divided between already existing discs, this is the only option - divide memory for the section. Another method proposes to use the free destination in an unbalanced area (it is also displayed in this list), or format one of the sections, remove it and on the resulting unintended area to create two new sizes acceptable for you. It is worth noting that in the latter case all data stored on this volume will be lost, so the method presented in the screenshot in this regard is the most convenient and fast.

After activating the "Compress Tom" item, a window will open in which the system will ask you to show patience to wait a few minutes. After this time, information on the maximum amount for the new volume will be issued on the screen - in our case, it is just less than 77 GB. The user will be prompted to independently select the size of the new section, which will lie within the above 77 GB. We choose 51200 MB - this is exactly 50 GB.

The space can be used to conveniently catalog your data or for parallel installation of another operating system.

After setting the value, click the "Compress" button and wait. The waiting time can vary very much - on SSD disks, the process takes a few minutes, on older machines - in a couple of times longer (since the hard drive is significantly inferior in speed). Upon completion of the process, you will see noticeable improvements in the diagram from below - among the blue strips indicating existing discs, black will appear with the label "not distributed".

Creating a section

After compressing free memory on the hard disk, it's time to start creating a new partition. In Windows 10, control is carried out by clicking the right mouse button on an unblocked area and activation of the " Create a simple volume».

Will be called " Master of creating a simple volume", With which the user will be offered to control the size of the volume. By default, the disc set value will be equal to the size of the free space - it should be changed only if you create more than one disk in your plans. It will also be prompted to select the name and label of the volume, after which the partition formatting parameters will appear. It is recommended to use the values \u200b\u200binstalled in Windows by default and click "format". Now you have received a new volume at your disposal.

Since disk management in Windows 10 is similar to "seven", we propose to visually watch the video how to split discs in Windows 7.

03.01.2018

How to redistribute memory between discs. How to split the hard drive? Union and expansion of sections

If you have never divided the hard desc on the part, then you probably wonder why this is done at all. In fact, the reasons are quite a lot - from banal convenience, to safety. Why divide (split) hard disk? Once upon a time, hard drives were a small volume - 20-40 GGB. Although even then many began to split them into 2 parts: the operating system and user files. Today, in the "terabyte" epoch, this is especially important. High-quality video and music can occupy hundreds of gigabytes - why don't they take their partition? Working files and studies - much more important and therefore also a separate storage. Also, a computer can also use several people - each its own space. Or an example of parental control: limit access to disks with games and movies - only study. Convenient! In addition, there are users (I'm among them), which have several operating systems on the computer, such as Windows and Linux. And here the splitting of the hard drive on a certain number of sections is a natural necessity. A bit of theory . What are the sections? This information is desirable to know that it is not easy to confuse. First, the section is unimpressed: this is when you seem to have allocated a place for a new section ("bitten" a piece from the "C" disk, for example), and its system does not see. Do not be afraid - your hard drive has not become less and you have not done nothing irreversible. Most likely, this section is simply not marked. So what are the sections? · "Basic", "primary", "P.rimary partition » - something like this. If you have only one partition and there is an operating system on it, then it is primary. It necessarily has a file system (NTFS, FAT). Such partitions on the hard drive can be up to 4. It happens that you bought a laptop, and you can't add a new partition. Perhaps they are already 4, and some of them are hidden (Recovery - Hidden section with backupWindows, employee for recovery). · "Additional", "Advanced", "E.xtended partition.By itself, the extended section does not have a letter label nor a file system. If you seem to create a section, but it is not displayed in the system, then most likely it is extended. The extended section can only be in a single instance. It is among the main sections - that is, if you have an advanced, then you can except it have another 3 major sections. So why is he needed then? - you ask. I answer. An extended section is because and invented - so that you can get around the limit on the 4 partition. It is "inside" an extended section you can create as much as you like logical disks. But in the system you will only see these discs along with the main sections - all of them will have their letter designation and the file system. The advanced section will exist hidden. There may be confusion due to the fact that different programs can apply different names. Or, for example, at all, "forget" about them - what sinters the system utility in Windows 7. But now, I hope, you understand this structure at least in general terms. I'll try to depict clearly: - the main section "C: "(logical 1 NTFS or FAT) - the main section "D: "(Logic 2 NTFS or FAT) - The main section "Advanced" (Without a letter and without a file system) - Logic 4 "F: " (NTFS or FAT) - Logic 5 "G: " (NTFS or FAT) - Logic 6 "H: " (NTFS or FAT) - the main section "E: "(Logic 3: NTFS or FAT) Subscribers in partitions may be any - not necessarily alphabetically. File systems - too. Fat and NTFS are simply used on Windows. If you have less than 4 partitions, then let them all be the main things - there is no way to do the extended. Ways to break disk How many programs are so many ways. It should be noted that there are a lot of funds, most of them are paid programs. But in general, the methods of breaking the disc can be divided into 3 main directions. Method number 1.. Systemic The system utility is quite simple and not too functional. You can do some of the operations with the main sections, such as: change the size, create a partition. The easiest way to do this is this way: the computer icon on the desktop (it is still in the "start") - right mouse button. Then choose "Management" (you must have administrator rights). In the window that opens, in the left column, select the "Disk Management" utility. We are waiting for a few seconds.

And here are our discs. Disc 0. - And there is our hard drive with its sections. The fact that in CD-Roma does not interfere with us, but only configures to the right way. As you can see, the system utility is all 6 Hard disk sections considers simple and main. Although in fact it is not. The program does not see that the latter sections have other file systems (not FAT and NTFS) and that these are logical sections within the extended partition. This is a big minus. The program still does not know how much, but it can quickly and simply make basic operations on sections. For example, we can very just create a new section of the main, "rechipping" a piece from the disk "D" or "C".

I forgot to say that the very first section is, as a rule, on Windows 7, the so-called. “ Recovery ", About which I was mentioned at the very beginning. It should not touch him. This is generally a hidden section. It will help you return the laptop or computer to the state "from the factory", clearing the entire hard disk and returning Windows 7 with the original settings and software package.

To separate the part of the already existing volume, we click on it with the right button and choose "Squeeze the volume ...". This window appears, where you just need to choose the desired size for the new partition. I chose 1000 MB - still deleted later. You must choose the size yourself.

After that, we have an unbalanced area of \u200b\u200b1000 MB. Click on it right mouse button and choose "Create a simple volume".

What are you waiting for? Click "Next"! Since we need a partition completely, we leave the maximum size.

Next, assign the letter (any of the list) and go "Next".

Select the file system - without it. It is selected what we need - NTFS, so you complete the "Next" button.

We receive a table with a preliminary summary and click "Finish" - to complete the procedure.

Everything. The new volume is created. Congratulations! And now I have, like the owner of the wellland system, there was a reasonable question: "Why did I do it ???. Right - to show you. But now I have this new volume of 1 GB - as the fifth wheel. Therefore, we will immediately analyze the procedure for the return of the "bought" disk space in place. Suddenly you will come in handy. To begin with, delete, created by us just that (right button, "Delete Tom"). Now instead of volume - an unbalanced area. Going on. So, press the right button to the disk that we "stole" a bit of place. And choose "Expand Tom".

By clicking "Next", we see a completely new window.

Size settings do not touch. Actually, we do not touch anything, but go further - because our unintended area called "Disc 0" has already been added to the "Selected" column. We again receive a preliminary summary and complete the process with the "Finish" button.

That's all. Everything returned to the previous state! Method number 2.. When installedWindows 7. Unfortunately, I can not provide the screenshots of this method, but everything is quite simple, in Russian. I will give only a few tips. And remember that when installing, you will not be able to read the instructions if you do not have another device with the Internet at hand. So better print or write down all the steps. I will describe a sequence of actions. After you start installing Windows 7 and pass the language selection window, accept the license conditions and select the "Full Installation" item will open the Select Selection window to install Windows. In this window you will see if you have an unoccupied place. There will also be a button "Disk Setup", click it - tools work with disk space. Here you can format the disk or discs, as well as create new, clicking on the same button, set the desired disk size. All changes will take effect after pressing the "Apply" button. That's actually all you need. If something has done incorrectly, calmly delete the sections and create anew. Provided, of course, that there is no data, otherwise the formatting or deletion of the partition will kill them. Method number 3.. Specialized programs To tell about all programs that help break the site, not enough site. Just list which programs are most popular today. Their functionality, as a rule, allows a lot. But we are only interested in breaking the disc, so if the program in Russian, you can easily figure out how to create the partition structure you need if you carefully read the article. So, programs for working with disk space: · Acronis Disc Direktor; · Paragon Partition Manager; · Partition Magic; · Ranish, etc. I hope you will get conveniently and correctly distribute disk space. Good luck!

A convenient distribution of disk space on a computer is one of the fundamental actions for comfortable operation and speed of the operating system. After purchasing a new PC or reinstall the operating system, the question arises - how to split the hard drive? The standard separation into two volumes C and D will not be enough with a large size of the hard drive. Under system files are usually isolated 100-150 GB, the rest on the disk will be correctly divided into several parts. This simple action will be the key to operating the OS, by reducing the system of fragmentation of the system volume. There are three simple ways to split part in the Windows operating system:

Installing separate software.
Using internal Windows services.
Separation when installing / reinstalling the operating system.

When using a separate program for separating the disk, it is necessary to prepare, namely:

make a backup copy of important personal files;
free additionally place on the hard disk;
check hard drive for possible errors.

Recove your personal files from loss, with further work - the priority of the user. Photos, contacts and other files should be copied to an external medium (hard disk, flash drive) or use the cloud of file storage on the Internet. After data reservation, take care of the presence of a free space to create a new partition. To do this, it is enough to go to the "Control Panel" - "Installing and Removing Programs". View list and remove unnecessary software, which will give an additional disk space.

After receiving enough space for a new section, it is necessary to check the hard drive for errors. We go to "My Computer" choose the desired disk and go to the "Properties". After selecting the "Service" tab and click "Check", we put both ticks and expect completion. At the end of the inspection, the OS will ask to restart the PC - confirm. The interface of the disk properties in Windows 7 and XP is identical, so it will not arise difficulty.

Working with programs to create sections

The program interface is mainly configured to solve one task - how to split the hard drive to convenient parts. Most software works with different versions of Windows 7 and XP, there are both paid services and free use. It will be more correct to use programs for free use with the Russian interface.

Most popular with: "Partition Magic", "ACRONIS DISK Director", "Aomei Partition Assistant". Each uses the standard menu to work with the disk. It remains only to choose the disc that must be divided into parts. After that, set the volume for the new partition, its name and file system. Any of the programs will offer two variants of the FAT 32 and NTFS file system. The first is set when working with Windows 95/98 or Millinium Edition. Starting from the XP version, you should choose NTFS. For stable operation of the OS, the mandatory conditions - all partitions of the hard drive must be formatted under the same file system.

How to split the hard disk to sections without installing

The ability to divide the hard drive to the partitions using system services is provided in the versions of Windows 7 and above. To do this, find the "Management" item, located in the My Computer folder. In the "Computer Management" menu that opens, open the "Disk Management" tab. A list of disks that are on a PC, as well as the hidden section "System Reserved" - a recovery system disk. We choose a C disc or one that we will divide into two or three parts - additional containers. Open a list of disk functions: right button - "volume compression". In the window that appears, select the place where you want to squeeze the disk. Provided that the hard drive was not broken into separate parts - the system will propose it to divide on approximately equal in volume. You can set the desired value. If it is assisted, it will be possible to return the previous dimensions of the section by selecting the "Dismiss Tom" disk features. The system disk is compressed, after which the new section will be displayed with the name "not distributed". Open a list of functions and click "Create a simple volume ...". A simple volume wizard window will appear on the screen and will offer to designate the new section of the letter and give a name. After that, the formatting process in the file system is followed. Deciding with the option, click "Continue", and after a few minutes the work on creating a new section will be completed.

Winchester separation when installing or reinstalling the operating system

Sections should be created at the moment when the OS installation reaches the selection of the partition in which it should be installed. Next steps:

Create a section under the OS, let it be a C disc, and introduce its size. If, initially in the hard drive of 1 TB of memory, you can highlight the "Operation" 100-120 GB - this is enough.
Next, the computer will ask to highlight a little more space for backup files, you need not to buy, but click the "Agree" button.
Create a second section: We are looking for a "free disk space" string, click "Create". Next, set the size for it. Call its disk "D" and the "Apply" button. So, two sections are already there.
To create a third partition, we act as described above: "Free space on the disk" - "Create". We indicate the entire remaining of the original size.
Click on the "C" disk, which was allocated for OS and click "Next". Installing your Windows 7/8 continues.

Conclusion

As we see, nothing complicated in the Winchester section for several departments is not. Even a novice user will cope with this simple process. The main thing is to fulfill everything clearly on the items written, and you will succeed. With a competent execution, you will have multiple disks, each of which you can store certain folders, files, etc. It will relieve the problem of constant search for the necessary information on the computer.

The second important plus separation of the hard drive is that when reinstalling OS, in view of any causes, all information, in the formatting process, can be destroyed. And if the OS computer is on a single disk, and all files on others, the process of destroying content will affect only one section of the hard drive. Yes, and the speed of the system itself will be faster, the computer will not "hob", thanks to less "littered" departments. Ideal option: two or four divisions, depending on what size of your hard drive.

In the Start menu search row, we are looking for a control panel;
Click on the "Administration" paragraph;
In the window that appears, select the "Computer Management" shortcut;
After that, choose "Disk Management".

Below are slides on which the steps described above are shown.

Control Panel - Administration

Computer Management

Disk management

Creating a new volume in a free place

The space can be used to conveniently catalog your data or for parallel installation of another operating system.

Creating a section

Since disk management in Windows 10 is similar to "seven", we propose to visually watch the video how to split discs in Windows 7.

In contact with

Open the Computer Management section. To do this, click Start, Select the components sequentially Control Panel, system and safety, Administrationand then double click Computer Management. If you are prompted to enter the administrator password or confirm it, specify the password or provide confirmation.
In the left pane in the section Storage devices Click Disk management.
Right-click the TOR you want to compress, and then select the command. Say.
Follow the instructions.

Below will look at an example of deleting and creating sections
As described above, we enter into Disk management.

Picture 1

Figure 2.

We carry the mouse cursor to the section F. And click the right mouse button. In the menu that opens, select "Delete TOM".

Figure 3.

A warning window "Remove Tom will destroy all data on this volume". Before deleting, archive all the data you want to save. Want to continue? " In case of consent, click the button Yes.

Figure 4.

Logical disk F. Removed - there remains free space. We proceed to delete this additional partition.

Figure 5.

We carry the mouse cursor to the free place of the additional section F. And click the right mouse button. In the menu that opens, select "Delete Section".

Figure 6.

A warning window opens "This is an additional section. After deleting the section will become inaccessible. Do you really want to delete the section? ". In case of consent, click the button Yes.

Figure 7.

The additional section was removed, - in its place there remains not the distributed space of a hard disk. Similarly, delete the main section D..

Figure 8.

As a result, we obtain the unallocated space of the hard disk on which we pass to the creation of a new main partition.

Figure 9.

We carry the mouse cursor on the non-distributed rigid disk space and press the right mouse button. In the menu that opens, choose "Create a simple volume".

Figure 10.

The "Wizard Master of the Simple Tom" opens, - Press the button Further.

Figure 11.

Since all the remaining unallocated disk space is solved under the created section, we leave the default "simple volume size (MB)" default, - press the button Further.

Figure 12.

We assign the letter of the section (if not assign, the section in the "My Computer" window will not be seen) - Press the button Further.

Figure 13.

We specify the formatting parameters and press the button. Further.

Figure 14.

Press the button Ready.

Figure 15.

And admire the result.

Figure 16.

The autorun window opens, open and use.

It often happens that the place on the hard disk is not very convenient, but it happens that you have only one C :. But you can always independently divide it, and without the use of additional programs - everything is done in the system itself.

You may ask: "And why do you need it?". One of the most important causes is safety. For example, if you have to reinstall Windows, then all data from the disk C: will be lost. Already at least for this reason, you need to split your hard drive into several sections: on C: keep Windows itself, and for example on D: Download all other files: documents, videos, photos and other data.

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How to split the hard drive in Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Windows 10

1. Call the command prompt by pressing the Win + R keys and enter the diskmgmt.msc in the "Run" window. Win Button is a key with a Windows icon.

2. After that, we right-click on the section you want to divide and select "Squeeze Tom".

3. Set the size of the compressible space, that is, indicate how much memory you take from this section. After that, click "compress".

4. Now there will be no distributed memory at the bottom.

5. Click on the right mouse button and select item in the menu. "Create a simple volume".

6. After that, set the size of the new section. You can use not all available memory if you want to add several new sections.

7. Assign a disk letter.

8. In the next window, come up with a name for a new disk instead of "New Tom". The remaining formatting parameters are better to leave unchanged.

After that, a new disk will appear on your computer. Also when there is not a distributed memory, you can add it to another disk. To do this, click on the right mouse button on any partition and click "Expand Tom".