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How to delete a partition using the PowerShell command

Step 1. Open the PowerShell application with admin rights. To do that, right-click on the Start menu and select the option "Windows PowerShell (Admin)" .

Step 2. Get the list of partitions using the "Get-Volume" cmdlet . This command will display a table in the PowerShell window with all available partitions.

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Step 3. To remove a partition, execute the command below. Replace "X" with the actual drive letter of the partition you want to delete. For example, to delete partition "E" , replace "X" with the drive letter.

Remove-Partition -DriveLetter X

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Step 4. Type "Y" into the PowerShell window and press Enter. This action will confirm that you really want to get rid of the target partition.

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As soon as you confirm the action, Windows PowerShell will delete the partition and mark it as unallocated.

Since the deleted space is marked as unallocated, you can use it to create a new partition or extend an existing one. If you want to extend the partition, we recommend first backing up all the files in the partition you want to extend.

Furthermore, use the partition manager GUI tool, like the built-in Disk Management tool. This is especially important if you've never done this through the command line.

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