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How To: Resize Partitions in Windows Vista

March 5th, 2007 by SysAdmin

In older versions of Windows you would usually have to buy third party software to be able to partition your hard disk from within Windows. In Microsoft Windows Vista you can now resize partitions from the new Disk Management console.

How To Resize Partitions in Windows Vista

• Click the Start Button (Windows Orb)
• Right click on Computer and then select Manage
• If prompted by User Account Control, click Continue
• In the Computer Management console tree, expand Storage and then click Disk Management
• Right click on the partition that you wish to resize and select either Expand or Shrink to change the size of the partition

Microsoft has said that partitions can be resized without the fear of data loss. However, to be safe rather than sorry always backup your data first.