Windows Disk Partitions
When installing windows OS, by default there is only one big partition named "C:" or I guess it is also called Volume.
However we can also create E:,F:,etc.....volumes or partitions (whatever the correct name is).
What I need to understand When creating E:F: volumes, does that mean we have created an Extended partition without knowing about it, and inside the extended partition volumes E:F: will reside ?
Any clarification will be very much appreciated
Thanks
However we can also create E:,F:,etc.....volumes or partitions (whatever the correct name is).
What I need to understand When creating E:F: volumes, does that mean we have created an Extended partition without knowing about it, and inside the extended partition volumes E:F: will reside ?
Any clarification will be very much appreciated
Thanks
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Just an example, I am not creating that many drives. Just trying to understand the concept of extended partitions.
In Theory it says you can create 3 primary partition and one extended partition inside which you can create logical volumes.
if I have 1TB C: drive after OS install, then it means I have 1 primary partition. correct ?
how do I create 2 other primary partitions ?
Seth Simmons: described how to create Extended partitions by shrinking C: drive.
I wonder how would you create 2 other primary partitions since we have only one C: by default ?
Just an example, I am not creating that many drives. Just trying to understand the concept of extended partitions.
In Theory it says you can create 3 primary partition and one extended partition inside which you can create logical volumes.
if I have 1TB C: drive after OS install, then it means I have 1 primary partition. correct ?
how do I create 2 other primary partitions ?
Seth Simmons: described how to create Extended partitions by shrinking C: drive.
I wonder how would you create 2 other primary partitions since we have only one C: by default ?
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you are saying I can create partitions and they will stil be primary until I create the 4th partition that will be Extended.
noxcho:
you are saying "The first partition creating step will create an extended partition with a logical partition inside."
do you mean the next partition that comes after C: , will be extended ?
you are saying I can create partitions and they will stil be primary until I create the 4th partition that will be Extended.
noxcho:
you are saying "The first partition creating step will create an extended partition with a logical partition inside."
do you mean the next partition that comes after C: , will be extended ?
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I will try to test it sometime......Thank you all
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we need to create E:F:G:H:I:J:K:L:M:N volumes with 50GB each. how can this be done? do we need to create extended partition first, or we do not need to ?