Disk management is a built-in utility in operating systems for managing disk partitions, including creating, deleting, and formatting them. It can be accessed via multiple methods, such as through the Control Panel or by executing 'diskmgmt.msc'. The document outlines steps for partitioning, shrinking, and extending partitions within the disk management interface.

1. Disk Management

2. By: MAS & AAQ

3. What is Disk Management?
Disk Management is a utility built
into different operating systems
which can be used to create,
delete, format partitions, assign
drive letters, and much more.

4. How To Access Disk Management?
There are several method to access the Disk
Management
 Method 1 - Start > Control Panel >
Administrative Tools. Double click
Computer Management and then click Disk
Management in the left hand column.
 Method 2 - Click Start > Run and type
diskmgmt.msc in the Open: line and click
OK. The Disk Management nap-in will open.

5. How To Access Disk Management?
One of the most
fastest way to
open DM
Method 3 - Right
Click on the My
Computer and then
click Manage

6. Opening D.M From CLI
 Type the following command in the Run Command
by the clicking of Window + R Key.
 diskmgmt.msc and hit enter…

7. How To Use Disk Management
 Disk Management has two main
sections - a top and a bottom:
 The bottom section of Disk
Management contains a graphical
representation of the physical drives
installed in the computer.
 The top section of Disk Management
contains a list of all the partitions,
formatted or not, that Windows
recognizes.

8. How To Use Disk Management

9. Here are some common things that
you can do in Disk Management:
Partition a Drive
Format a Drive
Change a Drive's Letter
Shrink a Partition
Extend a Partition
Delete a Partition
Change a Drive's File System
How To Use Disk Management

10. Steps For Partition
In Disk Management’s Graphical
view, right-click an unallocated or
free area, and then click New
Simple Volume. This starts the New
Simple Volume Wizard.

11. Steps For Partition

12.  Read the Welcome page and then click
Next.
 The Specify Volume Size page specifies
the minimum and maximum size for the
volume in megabytes and lets you size the
volume within these limits. Size the
partition in megabytes using the Simple
Volume Size field and then click Next.
Steps For Partition

13. Steps For Partition

14. On the Assign
Drive Letter Or
Path page, specify
whether you want
to assign a drive
letter or path and
then click Next.
The available
options are as
follows:
Steps For Partition

15. Use the Format Partition page to
determine whether and how the
volume should be formatted. If
you want to format the volume,
choose Format This Volume With
The Following Settings, and then
configure the following options:
Steps For Partition

16. Steps For Partition

17. Click
Next,
confirm
your
options,
and then
click
Finish.
Steps For Partition

18. The
Windows 7
Disk
Management
tool will now
show the
space
configured
as a new
partition.
Steps For Partition

19. Shrink a Partition
Here’s an easy way to shrink a
volume to free up space so you can
create a new partition on your disk.
To shrink a basic volume follow
these steps:

20. In Disk Management, right-click the volume that
you want to shrink, and then click Shrink Volume.
Steps For Shrink

21. In the field
provided in
the Shrink
dialog box,
enter the
amount of
space by
which to
shrink the
disk.
Steps For Shrink

22. Click Shrink.
Steps For Shrink

23. Once you have unallocated space, you can
use that space to create a new partition
by repeating above partition steps.
And also you can Extend your partition
from tow or three partition in one large
partition you have to delete your drives
(after saving your data to an other drive)
and the right click on the deleted
partitions and then click on the Extend
Steps For Deleting and Extend