First, launch the elevated Command Prompt and enter the DISKPART tool, list out the partitions, and then select one using the commands in the previous section. With a partition selected, use the ...

Using DiskPart to clean and format a disk partition doesn't have to be hard. Just follow these simple steps.

You can make a disk read-only by using a built-in command line utility in Windows 11/10, Diskpart. Follow the instructions provided below carefully. Launch the Command Prompt as an administrator.

Command-Line Option If you prefer typing commands, Windows offers a powerful command-line tool called DiskPart. This utility gives you more precise control over your storage devices.

Type create partition primary at the DISKPART prompt, which will create the partition. We now need to select this partition to ensure that the commands in the next step will apply to it.

The Diskpart command in Vista now lets you shrink a volume by using the Shrink subcommand, see here for details. This can be useful if you have only one hard disk and a C: drive that fills the ...

Using diskpart, I deleted a D: partition (volume) on a hard drive. That leaves me with C: and unallocated space which was once D:. Reinstalling XP does not format the drive and the reinstallation ...