Windows 10: O/S drive partitioning

Discus and support O/S drive partitioning in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; 1TB SSD (mbr) with 103 GB in use for the 2004 O/S and 827 GB free. A few basic queries, with the object to create a new partition for data, while... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by borgus, Jul 14, 2020.

  1. BORGUS
    borgus Win User

    O/S drive partitioning


    1TB SSD (mbr) with 103 GB in use for the 2004 O/S and 827 GB free.
    A few basic queries, with the object to create a new partition for data, while leaving the O/S with ample room.

    The Win 10 disk management interface lists...

    Total 973 GB
    Available 591 GB
    After shrinking 362 GB

    Why is only 591 GB listed as available, when C:\ properties shows 827 GB free?

    During the shrink process how can the O/S be allocated more space, to accommodate expansion, or is this done automatically? What size is recommended?

    Is the 362 GB available after shrinking wasted space? If not, how is it utilized. Gracias

    :)
     
    borgus, Jul 14, 2020
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  2. CAPSLOCKSTUCK
    CAPSLOCKSTUCK Win User

    is it better to partition a drive for o/s or install 2

    Cant really get my head round this one. I,ve got plenty of hdd..... 5 x 80gb and several ranging from 320gb to 1 tb. Would it be advsable to install my o/s (win 7 64) on a large partitioned drive or use an 80 gb for o/s and a large one for storage.

    Any suggestions would be welcome.
     
    CAPSLOCKSTUCK, Jul 14, 2020
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  3. W1ZZARD
    W1zzard Win User
    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, Jul 14, 2020
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  4. DIA01
    Dia01 Win User

    O/S drive partitioning

    Partition or multiple hard drives?

    As the title suggests. Is it worth installing say a 36GB drive for the OS soley or partitioning an existing larger drive with either 2 or more partitions? I am currently running Vista 32bit and want to try out 64bit and am sick of reformatting the whole drive. Any suggestions?
     
    Dia01, Jul 14, 2020
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