Windows 10: "We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one." Error

I just removed an old HDD from a laptop and put in an empty 120GB SSD wanted a full, clean install. Using the setup media I had handy on a USB, I tried to boot using the USB and install to the SSD, but I always get the error:


"We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one."


It also mentions setup logs, but I looked everywhere, on both the USB and the SSD, and I couldn't find a single log file anywhere, so I'm not quite sure what the problem is. I've installed Windows 10 from the same USB numerous times without a single issue, so I'm not quite sure why this is happening now.


The SSD:

• Is formatted to NTFS using the quick option
• Only has one partition which takes up the entire drive and said partition is marked as Primary. It doesn't have a system, page file, or recovery partitions.
• Has a mount point
• Is GPT
• Was cleaned multiple times using diskpart
• Has absolutely nothing on it

Now, I have tried multiple different ways of fixing it, including this YouTube video mentioned in another thread. The YouTube method worked up until I went to get rid of the partition with the Windows installer files. Attempting to remove the partition ruined the entire installation, putting me back at square one.


The laptop is a Dell Inspiron 5548 and the SSD is an Inland Professional.


Any help and pointers are greatly appreciated!

:)

 

"We couldn`t create a new partition or locate an existing one."

Same as over here:

Error message: "We couldn`t create a new partition or locate an existing one." | Windows 10 Forums

 

"We couldn`t create a new partition or locate an existing one."

Try this:

Before you get to that message, press SHIFT + F10 to open a command prompt.

Run diskpart.
At the diskpart prompt, run these commands:

list disk

At this point you should see the SSD as disk 0. If it has another disk number, use that number rather than "0" in the next command.

select disk 0
clean
exit (to exit from diskpart)
exit (to exit from the command prompt)





That should clear the contents of the disk. The entire disk space should then show up in Windows setup as "Unallocated Space" as in the screenshot below.

 

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