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Some reading

by Steven Haninger - 10/2/12 4:52 PM

In Reply to: Disk Partitioning Problem by AbhiShake1

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2674-partition-volume-create-new.html

Tell what your objective is for wanting this partition. Your operation failed so you have no formatted drive with a drive letter for Windows Explorer to see. Explorer doesn't display unallocated space. Go back to disk manager and tell what you see.

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by AbhiShake1 - 10/3/12 1:51 AM

In Reply to: Some reading by Steven Haninger

Hi steven,

I have already reverted back the situation.

What i mainly want to achieve is create another drive as the C drive is eating up almost 675 GB and with Windows installed in the same drive, I run the risk of loosing my data if there is any issue.

Any suggestions?

Regards
Abhishek

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Another partition won't help

by Steven Haninger - 10/3/12 3:05 AM

In Reply to: Disk Partition Problem by AbhiShake1

You'll still have the same total space. About the only reason I can think to do this is if you create disk images of the OS partition as part of a backup scheme. In that you have a laptop that likely came with a restore partition, you are limited in what you can do. Messing with partitions on these proprietary PCs will often cause issues doing a factory restore. You'd need to create your own reliable recovery method first. Have you done that.

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Partitions do not save data of files.

by R. Proffitt - 10/3/12 7:58 AM

In Reply to: Disk Partition Problem by AbhiShake1

There is a false security that folk came up over the years. The premise was that you could reinstall the OS and the files on the other partition would be safe.

This is not a sure thing. And with most off the shelf PCs and laptops the restore in most cases wipes the drive so that partition is gone.

You'd be better off with a real backup plan.
Bob

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by AbhiShake1 - 10/3/12 9:08 AM

In Reply to: Partitions do not save data of files. by R. Proffitt

Thanks for the replies Bob and Steven.

I am a bit novice in this so let me put my main aim again. Basically I want to create a new drive instead of having only 2 drives

C (675 GB)
D (50 GB)

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You will not have a new drive but a new drive letter

by Steven Haninger - 10/3/12 9:20 AM

In Reply to: Disk Partitioning by AbhiShake1

As you did before, you shrink partition in which you want to create space for a new one. You create the partition within that now unallocated space. If you don't want to put an OS in it, create it as an extended partition and format as NTFS like the Windows 7 default. Don't use the dynamic drive option. You should be offered the opportunity to accept the default drive letter or change it. Once that's all done, it will appear as a drive in Windows Explorer. Its default name will probably be "New Volume". You can rename it. It will now allow you to create folders, drag and drop files, etc. I generally use 3rd party partitioning software but have used Win7 diskpart. It works.

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I found where the drive can be shrunk

by DChrisL - 10/4/12 12:25 PM

In Reply to: Disk Partitioning Problem by AbhiShake1

Sart to Control Panel, click on the System Icon, right click to open and you will see System Protection. You will see your drives; I have C: and D: Below that is configure where you can shrink the drives. I have on the recovery drive, 10.7 GB with 1.3 GB free space. Also, you can right click My Computer. There is a box that if I check will compress that drive; also use disk cleanup. I also use CCleaner.
Another place in control panel, Internet Options, I had history at 20 days it is in Browsing History, settings, I set to 0.
Also I have unchecked saving favorites in delete history. Under the advanced tab, Security is Empty temporary internet files when browser is closed - I have a check mark on that. Turn off the computer and temporary internet files is deleted. Darrell

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I'm afraid ...

by Kees_B - 10/4/12 12:30 PM

In Reply to: I found where the drive can be shrunk by DChrisL

this is either nonsense or totally unrelated to the problem of the OP. A totally useless post.

Kees

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I have done all of that except:

by DChrisL - 10/5/12 6:44 AM

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Compress drive, did used Diskcleaner, also in the same area created a new restore point to Friday October 05, 2012 with my time. I do use ccleaner & defraggler from www(dot)piriform(dot)com. My history is set at zero. The only thing I did not do was shrink the drive (compress) - you need some space for restore points. I have only one.
Darrell

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One other item is to have a system restore set up

by DChrisL - 10/5/12 6:52 AM

In Reply to: I have done all of that except: by DChrisL

I like the idea that was presented with an external HD from CNET. this that link: http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57404939-285/how-to-build-your-own-external-hard-drive/
That way, I can create a backup file, put my Recovery D: in that and free up a lot of space, 12 GB.

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