Many personal computer users store all their information on just one hard drive. This promises the emergence of many different problems, and in order to prevent them from happening, you will need to partition the hard disk.
Usually, absolutely everything that can be imagined is stored on the hard disk - the operating system, software, games, etc. All this not only fills a certain space, but in the future it will be quite difficult for the user to figure out where the system information is stored, and where no. In order for this problem not to catch you by surprise, the user should partition the hard drive.
In fact, there is nothing difficult about this. This procedure allows you to divide one physical disk into several logical ones, so that the user has the opportunity to organize the stored information and not increase the amount of equipment for this. Each user can easily do this at home, without the help of specialists, etc.
Standard program
First, it should be said that in the Windows operating system, by default, there is a program for dividing one physical disk into several logical ones. Select My Computer, right-click and open Computer Management. Next, the user will need to go to the "Hard Disk Management" tab. It should be noted that although this feature was originally incorporated in the operating system itself, it is not advisable to resort to this feature. It will be much safer and more convenient to work with special software.
Additional software
For example, you can use the Acronis Disc Director Suite program. This program is designed to manage the hard disk, respectively, and divide it. It has a fairly simple and intuitive interface, as well as broad functionality. In order to partition a hard disk, the user should launch the program, specify the number of volumes (number of local disks) in the corresponding field and start the procedure. It will be carried out using a reboot, so it is advisable to save all the information before that. After all the necessary changes have already been made, the computer will restart. The user only has to wait until the end of the procedure, which usually takes no more than half an hour.
In addition, you can use the Partition Magic program, which is distributed absolutely free. The program works through the command line, so it may not be very convenient for some users to work with it. The very procedure for dividing a hard disk into several volumes is almost the same as in the previous version.
