What is a Partition?
A partition is a technique used in computer science to differentiate between multiple sectors of the same hard drive. By partitioning a device, a user can setup different settings, applications, and entire operating systems on each partition. For example, when a user installs an operating system on a home computer, the computer allows the user to setup individual partitions and designate how much disk space is dedicated to each partition. In theory, the user can install a separate operating system on each partition and switch back and forth between those partitions for different tasks. The most common reason for setting up multiple partitions is to have one partition for high quality applications such as gaming or watching videos and another partition for daily use, such as word processing, email, and Internet access. Separating these applications with individual partitions can improve performance and minimize the demand on the computer’s CPU.
How to Partition an External Hard Drive
1) Click on the Start Menu, right-click on My Computer, and select “Manage.” This will display the Computer Management window and will display System Tools and Storage options on the left-hand side.
2) Click the Disk Management option under Storage, right-click the external hard drive’s volume letter, and click “Shrink Volume.” The Shrink Volume window will be displayed and will allow the user to modify how much disk space is dedicated to that volume. By decreasing the volume’s size, the user will create an unallocated partition, which is a partition that has not been formatted or given a volume letter.
3) Right click on the unallocated partition, select “New Simple Volume,” and complete the following options that are given. The external hard drive is now partitioned.
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