Windows 10: Why is disk partitioning taking so long?

Discus and support Why is disk partitioning taking so long? in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I am trying to partition my pc's harddsik. It is alerdy split in 2. This is not my main drive, I have a SSD as my C: drive.The disk I am trying to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Radu N1, Mar 28, 2023.

  1. Radu N1 Win User

    Why is disk partitioning taking so long?


    I am trying to partition my pc's harddsik. It is alerdy split in 2. This is not my main drive, I have a SSD as my C: drive.The disk I am trying to partition is 2TB sized, and it is partitioned in two 1TB disks. I want to split my second one into a 600GB one and a 400GB one. When I went to shrink the drive, I told it to shrink it by 600GB. This isn't working. I am just getting the loding cursor when hovering in the Disk Management. I has been like this for a while.Am I doing something wrong? How could I fix this?

    :)
     
    Radu N1, Mar 28, 2023
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  2. 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, Mar 28, 2023
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  3. Disk management console view is not up-to-date

    i dont know how to fix your disk management, but i can fix your partition problems...




    open up Command Prompt with admin rights. (Right click, run as admin)


    enter in
    DISKPART
    list disk

    then find the Disk number for your Raid array... lets call it number 7 ( you can tell what disk is what by the total size)
    type in

    Select Disk 7
    List Partition (will give you a list of all the partitions..)
    Select Partition 1 (im assuming you only have 1 partition on Disk 7) repeat this step if you have more partitions.
    ASSIGN


    that should get the array up and running ready to use.


    EDITED.

    any problems, post back ^^


    Still EDITING *Stick Out Tongue Why is disk partitioning taking so long? :p

    side question, have you tried restarting the PC?
     
    slyfox2151, Mar 28, 2023
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  4. Why is disk partitioning taking so long?

    Sudden automatic appearance of disk partition on Windows 10

    Hi,

    Please let us know, if you have made any changes prior to this issue.

    I suggest you to remove the partition and check.

    To delete an existing partition from Windows 10:

    • Follow the instructions from step 1 to 5 from the above section.
    • From the right pane of the Disk Management section, right-click the volume (partition) that you want to delete.
    • From the context menu that appears, click Delete Volume.

    Hope this information helps.

    Regards,

    Guru Kiran
     
    Guru Kiran G, Mar 28, 2023
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