This tutorial focuses on using GParted, or Gnome Partition Editor, a free and open source partition editor. To use GParted, you must first download the CD Image file (.iso file) of GParted Live for ...

When we talk about “drives” labeled C:, D:, and so forth, we’re actually talking about partitions, sections of the physical drive. Every hard drive in use has at least one partition. You can shrink ...

Partitioning a hard drive is like turning one hard drive into two. By creating a partition, you'll have two drive letters (such as "C" and "D" drives), and formatting one partition does not affect the ...

I did some searching, but a lot of the threads were pretty old, and I'm still not sure how to approach this.<BR><BR>I'm running WinXP, and would like to create an additional partition on my drive to ...

Partition walls are easy to build with basic do-it-yourself tools and skills. But there are a few wrinkles when you build them in the basement, which is where many homeowners have the largest ...

Sometimes partitioning a drive so it contains multiple volumes can be useful when managing data for different tasks, but is also required for creating multiboot environments. Here is one way to do ...

The built-in tools make it easy to partition your Mac hard drive. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac If you want to install a beta version of macOS, either for software development or for simply ...

Editor’s note (1/12/10): For more-current advice, see “How (and Why) to Partition Your Hard Drive.” No matter the capacity of your PC’s hard drive, chances are that it’s set up to function as one ...

Sometimes installing OS X may result in odd behavior if the partition scheme on the drive is not set up properly. If you are experiencing problems, a simple repartition during setup may be an easy fix ...