Diskpart

Diskpart Manual

How to Access Diskpart

1. Open a command prompt with administrative privileges.
2. Type diskpart and press Enter to enter the Diskpart interface.

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Common Diskpart Commands

1. Work with Disks:

• list disk
  Lists all disks connected to your system, showing their size and status.

  list disk

• select disk disk_number
  Selects a specific disk by its number for further operations. Replace disk_number with the actual disk number (e.g., select disk 0).

  select disk 0

• detail disk
  Displays detailed information about the selected disk, including its partitions, status, and size.

  detail disk

• clean
  Removes all partitions and data from the selected disk, essentially resetting it to an "uninitialized" state.

  clean

• convert mbr|gpt
  Converts the selected disk to MBR (Master Boot Record) or GPT (GUID Partition Table). This operation erases all partitions on the disk.

  convert mbr

  or

  convert gpt

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2. Work with Partitions (After selecting a disk):

• list partition
  Lists all partitions on the selected disk.

  list partition

• select partition partition_number
  Selects a specific partition on the selected disk. Replace partition_number with the partition number (e.g., select partition 1).

  select partition 1

• create partition primary size=5000
  Creates a primary partition with a size of 5000 MB. If no size is specified, it will take up all unallocated space.

  create partition primary size=5000

• create partition extended size=20000
  Creates an extended partition. This partition type allows you to create logical partitions within it.

  create partition extended size=20000

• create partition logical size=10000
  Creates a logical partition within the extended partition, using the specified size.

  create partition logical size=10000

• delete partition
  Deletes the selected partition.

  delete partition

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3. Formatting and Assigning Letters to Partitions:

• format fs=ntfs quick
  Formats the selected partition with the NTFS file system using a quick format.

  format fs=ntfs quick

• assign letter=D
  Assigns a drive letter to the selected partition, making it accessible through Windows Explorer.

  assign letter=D

• remove letter=D
  Removes the assigned letter from the selected partition.

  remove letter=D

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4. Partition Modifications:

• extend
  Extends the selected partition into any unallocated space available after it. If no size is specified, the partition will use all available space.

  extend

• shrink desired=5000
  Shrinks the selected partition by the specified amount (5000 MB in this case), creating unallocated space.

  shrink desired=5000

• active
  Marks the selected partition as active. Only one partition can be active at a time, and it is used to boot the operating system.

  active

• inactive
  Marks the selected partition as inactive.

  inactive

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5. Working with Volumes (Dynamic Disks):

Volumes are different from basic partitions. On dynamic disks, a volume can span multiple partitions or disks.

• list volume
  Lists all volumes on the system, whether they are on basic or dynamic disks.

  list volume

• select volume volume_number
  Selects a volume for further operations. Replace volume_number with the volume number (e.g., select volume 1).

  select volume 1

• detail volume
  Shows detailed information about the selected volume, including file system and size.

  detail volume

• delete volume
  Deletes the selected volume.

  delete volume

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