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This step-by-step guide explains how to delete a partition on Windows hard drive. It covers the required setup, the main actions, and the checks that help prevent common problems.

Warning:

Deleting a partition will permanently delete the data stored on that partition.

1. Press the Windows key or select the Start Button.

2. Enter Create and format hard disk partitions Into the Search box on Start Menu then press Enter .

3. At this time, the Disk Management window appears.

In the Disk Management window, you will see a list of available hard drives on your computer.

The hard drive storage space is unallocated as unallocated space. If the hard drive space has the drive letter attached, it means that the space has been partitioned.

4. Navigate to the partition you want to delete.

5. Right-select the partition and select the Delete Volume Option from the Menu.

Note:

If the Delete Volume option is grayed out when you right-select, you cannot delete the partition.

6. At this time, a popup window appears asking you to confirm deleting the partition, select Yes To confirm.

7. After the partition is deleted, it will be displayed as Unallocated space.

Refer to Some of the Following Articles

• How is GPT and MBR different when partitioning a drive?

• How to recover data from "Ghost" hard drive (or image) error / mistake

• How to recover lost files after repartitioning the hard drive?