Windows 10: Formatting of a disk with 2 old partitions

Discus and support Formatting of a disk with 2 old partitions in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Hi all, I have an old hard drive taken out from a Windows XP computer. The hard drive has 2 partions: one with system and all other files (docs, users... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Theo_40, Nov 14, 2018.

  1. Theo_40 Win User

    Formatting of a disk with 2 old partitions


    Hi all,

    I have an old hard drive taken out from a Windows XP computer. The hard drive has 2 partions: one with system and all other files (docs, users and so on )and another partion which was a recovery part of the same drive. Now I want to format the whole disk and scratch all the data on the disk. I'm using Windows 10 and the hard drive is connected with the external cabinet. I want to create one partion. Currently the partions are called HP_PAVILION (formatted NFTS) and HP_RECOVERY (formatted FAT32). The partitions have been assigned letters H and G, respectively, in Windows 10 by file explorer.

    Shortly: how to format the disk and create only one partion?

    Regards

    Theo

    :)
     
    Theo_40, Nov 14, 2018
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  2. Fernandz Win User

    How To Format A Write Protected Flash Memory ?

    ¿You already tried this one?...

    Run CMD


    1. diskpart
    2. list disk

    Then in the 3º step, put the correct number of disk in the list for the usb flash (if it's listed in disk 3, then you'll have to write select disk 3).

    2. select disk #
    3. clean
    4. create partition primary
    5. select partition 1
    6. active
    7. format fs=fat32
    8. assign
    9. exit

    with that commands you will format the flash drive in fat32, if you have a large drive you can select also "format fs=ntfs" in step 7.

    good luck!
     
    Fernandz, Nov 14, 2018
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  3. Hard disk partitioning

    Step 1: Connect the external drive and make sure it is powered on.

    Step 2: press Windows key + X then click Disk Management

    Step 3: You will see the external drive listed in Disk Managment.

    Right click each partition, starting from the extreme right, then click Delete.

    You should only see one unallocated drive

    After all are deleted, right click it then click Format

    This will start a wizard

    Choose NTFS for the file system then label it then click Next to begin the format.
     
    Andre Da Costa, Nov 14, 2018
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  4. W1zzard Win User

    Formatting of a disk with 2 old partitions

    W7 Hard drive partition issue

    to get rid of that 100 meg windows partition that setup creates for you on a new install on a blank hdd:

    - press shift+f10 when on the partition management screen in setup <-- this opens a command prompt
    - diskpart <-- start the windows command line partition management tool
    - list disk <--- list the installed hdds in this computer for the next step
    - select disk 0 <- might have to replace 0 with the number of the correct disk
    - clean <-- this will erase all data on the disk you selected one step up- dont use the wrong disk!
    - create partition primary <- creates a primary partition taking up all space on the drive, adjust the command if necessary
    - exit, exit to exit diskpart and the command prompt
    - click refresh in partition manager and select your newly created partition and install to that
     
    W1zzard, Nov 14, 2018
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