How to make a new partition in Windows 7 Basic?

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Disk Management allowed me to create unallocated space but I cannot create new partition on that unallocated space please advice.

Most probably you already have 4 primary partitions. In that case refer this question:http://superuser.com/questions/416621/partitioning-laptop-with-4-primary-partitions — tumchaaditya, Jul 23 '12 at 08:53

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 24 '12 at 15:22

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If you are trying with Disk Management it will allow to shrink that volume, then you can create a partition on it. It will mark it as secondary partition though, not primary.

Shrinking the volume depends on system management – it only allows to shrink continuous memory.

Disk Management → Select Volume → Shrink Volume
Unallocated space appears if the system allows it.
Select the unallocated space → Create/add a new volume.

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Welcome to SuperUser. When giving answers, try to give precise step-by-step answers, as most of our audience asking questions do not know computers well enough to interpret quick remarks. – Canadian Luke Jul 22 '12 at 18:38

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 22 '12 at 20:34

Personally, I suggest using easus partition manager, a freeware partition manager. To partition a drive, just click C: OsDisc (what mine says), the resize/move button at the top of the screen, and adjust the scrollbar until you're at your preferred size. It won't let you partition used drive space, though.

How to make a new partition in Windows 7 Basic?

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