New To Windows 8 - How to patition Hard Drive

funkychick7

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Hello everyone

Im new to Windows 8, and first time with a laptop so bear with me with a rookie question

i have 1tb hard drive (minus a few gb) in c drive.
d drive is being used as recovery

this is how it was setup.
what i would like to do with the help of you is to partition the amount of space i have from c drive into another drive.

please can you tell me how to do this.


also please can you tell me if i do manage to partition some hard drive space over to another driver letter, if i do a fresh install of windows, will this new drive be formatted too?
(just asking this because when i owned a desktop computer, i had two drives. A c-drive and a d-drive. when i re-installed windows 7 on the desktop, all my files were still available on the d-drive, hence me asking the above last question)

thankyou..will wait for ny replies
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    window 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion n096sa
    CPU
    intel i5
    Memory
    8GB
    Hard Drives
    1TB
1) Making partitions.
Partition or Volume - Shrink - Windows 7 Help Forums

Partition or Volume - Create New - Windows 7 Help Forums

Have you made the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disks?

information   Information

We always assume you have made your Recovery Disks using the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Media Creator app the first day you had your new PC.
& made the Startup Repair CD. (Windows 8 only)
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5132-recovery-drive-create-usb-flash-drive-windows-8-a.html
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2855-system-repair-disc-create-windows-8-a.html (Windows 8 only)



I would recommend you making the OEM manufacturer's Recovery DVD's or USB drive.
How to Make Recovery DVD
Creating System Recovery Discs in Windows 8 for HP Computers - YouTube
or
You can order the Microsoft official OEM Recovery disks from the OEM manufacturer's website.
You can order the Microsoft official HP/Compaq OEM Recovery disks from the HP/Compaq OEM manufacturer's website.
https://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc...dlc=en&lc=en&os=4132&product=5309543&sw_lang=
How Do I Order or Download System Recovery Software? - YouTube

2) If you clean install, you will delete all partition.
If you over install C:, than all DATA on will in folder called Windows.old.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
thankyou for the quick reply

yes i recieved the recovery data with the laptop

so is it safe to continue with the links you have posted?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    window 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion n096sa
    CPU
    intel i5
    Memory
    8GB
    Hard Drives
    1TB
so is it safe to continue with the links you have posted?
YES.

I recommend you also make a Windows System Image.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/8956-system-image-create-windows-8-a.html

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5132-recovery-drive-create-usb-flash-drive-windows-8-a.html

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2855-system-repair-disc-create-windows-8-a.html (Windows 8 only)

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...overy-restore-image-computer-windows-8-a.html

or
look for a 3rd party ,Backup software, which fully supports Windows 8/8.1, uEFI, GPT & Secure Boot.
Which is signed by Microsoft.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
ok thankyou.. wll let you know how i get on
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    window 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion n096sa
    CPU
    intel i5
    Memory
    8GB
    Hard Drives
    1TB
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