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I am wanting to delete the partitions on a drive I will be using to reinstall an OS. I have it connected external and am not seeing how to do it.
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Your help is appreciated,
Mags
Your help is appreciated,
Mags
Windows 10* disk management* Disk partitioning
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John
You should be able to right click on the unallocated space and either delete it or shrink it.
Easiest way would be to just format the drive. you can do this in disk management by right clicking the drive in the upper portion of the window and selecting format. This will erase everything and you'll start with a empty disk.
ASKER
Hi John, when I right click on the unallocated space the only choice I have is to create a new simple volume.
Hey Sean, that simply formats only the "System" portion.
If I right click on "Free Space" I can either create a new simple volume or delete but get this message "This is an extended partition, it will become inaccessible if you delete it. Are you sure you want to delete it?"
Hey Sean, that simply formats only the "System" portion.
If I right click on "Free Space" I can either create a new simple volume or delete but get this message "This is an extended partition, it will become inaccessible if you delete it. Are you sure you want to delete it?"
I am not sure what happened to create that issue, but I would back up, format the drive as suggested and start again.
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Bingo Seth!!!! It is asking me, "You must initialize a disk before you can use it..." Shall I select "partition style MBR?
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Thanks for the info John. Simply formatting it wasn't working, which is why I reached out.
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It is now all "unallocated" space, shall I create a "simple volume" or is it ready for an OS to be installed?
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Now that it is all unallocated you may be able now to format or first create as a volume
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Put it in computer without formatting it. Okay, getting a BSOD - STOP: 0x0000007B - check for viruses on your computer. I already ran CHKDSK but didn't do CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption as suggesting. I am going to pull it, format it the run CHKDSK /F and try and reinstall.
You're getting a BSOD before installing the OS?
OK try that. Once you got unallocated space , formatting would have detected disk issues
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Doing a long format...quick format said it was "Healthy".
Yes Sean, I am getting a BSOD while I was installing the OS.
I have a senior client whos XP computer died...he is grieving it. I can access his old hard drive so I thought I would take an old working computer and install XP Professional on it and transfer his programs, files and folders.
Yes Sean, I am getting a BSOD while I was installing the OS.
I have a senior client whos XP computer died...he is grieving it. I can access his old hard drive so I thought I would take an old working computer and install XP Professional on it and transfer his programs, files and folders.
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Still formatting...forgot how long it takes. I will be in touch later tonight or tomorrow. USA - MDT. Thanks everyone!!
Could take an hour or a bit more.
you should be opening another question for the OS installation issues; this one was only about deleting volumes on a secondary disk
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Will do Seth...thanks! I'll see what happens after the formatting is finished.
Mags
Mags
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Thanks guys. I will open another question if I have installation issues.
Have a great weekend!!
Mags
Have a great weekend!!
Mags
Thank you and good luck