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Create new partition of existing C: drive Vista
I am attempting to create a new partition to store pictures. I have created
the unallocated space (reducing the space on my C: drive). When I complete the drive wizard to assign the drive letter to the partition, I get the following error: You cannot create a new volume in this unallocated space because the disk already contains the maximum number of partitions. Fairly new Dell Inspiron 1525 Vista C: 98GB D: 9.77GB Recovery Primary 39GB Primary 2.5GB Unassigned 40GB that I am trying to assign to a drive letter. The 2 primary unassigned drives came with the computer. I did not create them. I was trying to create a new partition with 40GB that I took from my C: drive that originally had 140 GB. I got the above error when I used the wizard to assign a drive letter to the new partition. Thank you for your help! |
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Create new partition of existing C: drive Vista
It would be best if you purchased an external hard drive
for backing-up valuable files, such as pictures. If your hard drive were to fail, you would likely lose everything, including files stored on a different partition. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience - Windows Vista Enthusiast --------------------------------------------------------------- "skibuz" wrote: I am attempting to create a new partition to store pictures. I have created the unallocated space (reducing the space on my C: drive). When I complete the drive wizard to assign the drive letter to the partition, I get the following error: You cannot create a new volume in this unallocated space because the disk already contains the maximum number of partitions. Fairly new Dell Inspiron 1525 Vista C: 98GB D: 9.77GB Recovery Primary 39GB Primary 2.5GB Unassigned 40GB that I am trying to assign to a drive letter. The 2 primary unassigned drives came with the computer. I did not create them. I was trying to create a new partition with 40GB that I took from my C: drive that originally had 140 GB. I got the above error when I used the wizard to assign a drive letter to the new partition. Thank you for your help! |
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Create new partition of existing C: drive Vista
Carey, Thank you for your response. I have an external hard drive for back up purposes. I was wanting to keep my C: drive less 'cluttered' with my large picture collection of my grandchildren. In the latest PC Magazine, in their Vista "Working With Windows" article stated that Vista has a built in hard drive partitioning tool that will let you take unused space from your main partition and form an extra partition for storing photos and videos. The utility resides in the Computer Management console... On my old Dell XP desktop, I created partitions that worked very well for this purpose. I was trying to use the Vista feature to accomplish the same goal on my new laptop. I hope this helps clarify what I am trying to accomplish. Thank you! "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: It would be best if you purchased an external hard drive for backing-up valuable files, such as pictures. If your hard drive were to fail, you would likely lose everything, including files stored on a different partition. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience - Windows Vista Enthusiast --------------------------------------------------------------- "skibuz" wrote: I am attempting to create a new partition to store pictures. I have created the unallocated space (reducing the space on my C: drive). When I complete the drive wizard to assign the drive letter to the partition, I get the following error: You cannot create a new volume in this unallocated space because the disk already contains the maximum number of partitions. Fairly new Dell Inspiron 1525 Vista C: 98GB D: 9.77GB Recovery Primary 39GB Primary 2.5GB Unassigned 40GB that I am trying to assign to a drive letter. The 2 primary unassigned drives came with the computer. I did not create them. I was trying to create a new partition with 40GB that I took from my C: drive that originally had 140 GB. I got the above error when I used the wizard to assign a drive letter to the new partition. Thank you for your help! |
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Create new partition of existing C: drive Vista
Hi, for drive partitioning in Vista for Dell, you will find help on the following link: 'Create A Partition With Windows Vista | Computer Tips & Optimization | Maui Blog' (http://tinyurl.com/287nj2) hope it helps ya... -- Hey Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |
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Create new partition of existing C: drive Vista
Windows built-in Disk Management cannot create a new partition when there are four partitions already on a MBR disk. If you still want to create a new partition, you need to use free third party software like AOMEI Partition Assistant.
http://www.disk-partition.com/free-p...n-manager.html |