How to partition a hard drive

December 12, 2013

David Beanblossom asked how to split a hard drive into multiple partitions. When we talk about "drives" labeled C:, D:, and so forth, we're actually talking about partitions, sections of the physical drive. Every hard drive in use has at least one partition. You can shrink that partition and create new ones out of the extra space. You'll find this useful if you want to install more than one operating system, or if you want to truly separate programs and data. [Email your tech questions to answer@pcworld.com.] But first, you need to take some precautions. If you don't already have one, make a full image backup of the entire drive. Disasters happen. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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