Generally when you buy a new notebook or desktop computer, it has only one local harddisk drive letter, usually it will be the C drive only.
If you want to have new drive letter for example D or E without adding new physical harddisk, you can do by shrink the volume of C drive and make new partition for new drive.
Same as in Windows 7, to divide the partition and create a new volume in Windows 8, you can do easily without using additional software/application.
• From the Desktop, select File Explorer, then right click at Computer
• Then click Manage.
Computer Management window will appear
• On the Storage menu, select Disk Management
You will see the volume or partition to be divided (in this case : C)
• Select and right-click on it (C partition), then choose Shrink Volume.
• You can input the size volume to be shrink.
• If you are confused with the amount to be input, leave it as is, no need to change anything.
• Click Shrink to continue.
Then you will see the new space, unallocated space. From this unallocated space you can create new volume/new drive letter (D, E, etc).
To create a new volume:
• Right click on the unallocated space
• Select New Simple Volume
Then the wizard will appear, just click: Next..next
• Enter the volume to be created, or leave it as is for the maximum size.
Click Next
• Select the drive letter, for example drive D, E, etc., click Next
In the next wizard
• Choose Format this volume with the following setting.
• Usually just change the volume name, or you can leave it as is, because it can be easily renamed later.
• Give a tick on the Perform a Quick format, for rapid format process. then click Next.
After the process, you will see the new hard disk drive in Computer menu.
If you want to have new drive letter for example D or E without adding new physical harddisk, you can do by shrink the volume of C drive and make new partition for new drive.
Same as in Windows 7, to divide the partition and create a new volume in Windows 8, you can do easily without using additional software/application.
• From the Desktop, select File Explorer, then right click at Computer
• Then click Manage.
Computer Management window will appear
• On the Storage menu, select Disk Management
You will see the volume or partition to be divided (in this case : C)
• Select and right-click on it (C partition), then choose Shrink Volume.
• You can input the size volume to be shrink.
• If you are confused with the amount to be input, leave it as is, no need to change anything.
• Click Shrink to continue.
Then you will see the new space, unallocated space. From this unallocated space you can create new volume/new drive letter (D, E, etc).
To create a new volume:
• Right click on the unallocated space
• Select New Simple Volume
Then the wizard will appear, just click: Next..next
• Enter the volume to be created, or leave it as is for the maximum size.
Click Next
• Select the drive letter, for example drive D, E, etc., click Next
In the next wizard
• Choose Format this volume with the following setting.
• Usually just change the volume name, or you can leave it as is, because it can be easily renamed later.
• Give a tick on the Perform a Quick format, for rapid format process. then click Next.
After the process, you will see the new hard disk drive in Computer menu.