Windows 10: Can diskpart delete C: while running the OS?

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  1. GıOOGLE GıOOGLE
    Gıoogle Gıoogle Win User

    Can diskpart delete C: while running the OS?


    I want to know that: Can diskpart can delete C: drive?

    :)
     
    Gıoogle Gıoogle, May 28, 2023
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  2. ZE ULTIMO
    ze ultimo Win User

    diskpart doesn't show disk

    Hey,

    I am trying to install Win10 on a mac book air.

    However the diskpart does not list the disk even after reformatting the partition as NTFS per suggestion.

    read through this solution but cannot move to step 1 listed in the solution by Ivan as that disk doesn't see that partition it was just able to reformat.

    Regards
     
    ze ultimo, May 28, 2023
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  3. BRO67
    bro67 Win User
    Windows.old automatically deleted the day after installing Windows 10

    A simple websearch would have given you info quicker than complaining about someone suggesting to upgrade to Windows 10 and something causing the Windows.old to be deleted, which I doubt was caused by Microsoft.
    Rebuild System Partition

    The second way here we can put forward is to rebuild the system partition. If you don't want to pay a penny to do the lost partition recovery, try this method. Note that this requires you have the Windows installation disk. Now follow the instructions to begin.
    Preparatory work:
    Boot the computer using the Windows installation media for your running OS. Then on the first installation screen, press SHIFT+F10 to bring up the command prompt.
    Now run the following commands at the command prompt.
    Step 1:
    bootrec /fixmbr
    Step 2:
    diskpart
    select disk 0
    list partition
    select partition n (n is the Windows OS partition)
    active
    exit (exit diskpart)
    Step 3:
    bootrec /fixboot
    Step 4:
    bootrec /rebuildbcd
     
    bro67, May 28, 2023
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  4. PAUL BLACK
    Paul Black Win User

    Can diskpart delete C: while running the OS?

    Use DiskPart to Create the OS Partition on Clean Install.

    I have a Laptop HDD [ my preferred option as opposed to an SSD on this Laptop ] arriving on Friday and I want to use DiskPart to Setup the size of the OS Partition. The main reason I want to do it this way is because DiskPart can create an exact 30 GB Partition [ my OCD ] for example. Here are the steps that I tried the other day which did NOT work . . .

    • Boot from the install USB.
    • On the Windows Installation Screen press Shift + F10.
    • diskpart
    • list disk
    • select disk 0
    • clean
    • create partition primary size=30000
    • exit
    • exit
    I intend to leave assign AND format fs=ntfs for Windows to perform as normal during the installation.

    Thanks.
     
    Paul Black, May 28, 2023
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