It can be tricky to manage disk partitions in Windows. Perhaps you want to boot two operating systems simultaneously, or maybe you don't want to reinstall Windows when partitioning a hard disk. There ...

Despite virtualization becoming more relevant and multiple drives (including external) installed on your PC, there are still good reasons to use multiple partitions on Windows PCs. Regarding Windows, ...

Messing around with the hard drive’s structure is high on my list of the most unpleasant things to do with a computer. However, my basic do-it-myself credo is to never pay a computer shop guy to do ...

Partitioning your hard drive sounds like a technically involved task that most people don’t need to bother with—but it’s actually relatively simple to do, doesn’t have to cost you any money, and can ...

In my posting last week, The best defense against software problems: disk imaging, I tried to make a case for disk image backups. They are the Rodney Dangerfield of software, they get no respect. I’ve ...

This free software lets you Resize partitions, Copy partitions, Create partitions, Extend Partitions, Split Partitions, Delete partitions, Format partitions, Convert partitions, Explore partitions, ...

I read that it is desirable to have primary partitions on the hard disk that do not get corrupted, as extended partitions do. Could you please detail the procedure to make such a primary partition on ...

For most people, partition management tasks are not a routine activity. How often do you need to erase a hard drive, resize partitions or copy your operating system and data from one disk to another?