Steps to divide hard drive using MiniTool Partition Wizard software

The hard drive  is the main device for storing data on  the computer . Therefore, it is extremely important to separate the hard drive and arrange personal data with software data on the computer. There are many software that will help you do this, the following article will show you how to use MiniTool Partition Wizard software to split the hard drive. Let's follow along!

1. Download and install MiniTool Partition Wizard software

Software Introduction

MiniTool Partition Wizard is an application that helps users check the status of the hard drive to take advantage of its full potential and make the computer run smoother.

- Salient features:

+ Full function of managing and partitioning the drive on just one software.

+ Feature to recover lost data.

+ Instant backup and fast hard drive upgrade.

+ Analyze performance, fix Logical file system errors and detect bad sectors on the hard drive quickly.

+ Safe operation helps to increase management efficiency and security.

Steps to divide hard drive using MiniTool Partition Wizard software Picture 1

Introducing MiniTool Partition Wizard software

1. Publisher: MiniTool.
2. Size: 71.2 MB.
3. Download link: HERE.

Download and install MiniTool Partition Wizard

Step 1: Right-click on the downloaded MiniTool Partition Wizard installation file > Select Run as administrator.

Steps to divide hard drive using MiniTool Partition Wizard software Picture 2

Step 2: Select I accept the agreement > Continue to click Next.

Steps to divide hard drive using MiniTool Partition Wizard software Picture 3

Step 3: Continue to click Next until the Installing interface appears as below.

Steps to divide hard drive using MiniTool Partition Wizard software Picture 4

Step 4: Click Finish to complete the installation process.

Steps to divide hard drive using MiniTool Partition Wizard software Picture 5

2. Note before dividing the hard drive

To ensure the safety of all data as well as the smooth hard drive division process, you should note a few things such as:

1. You should back up data before partitioning the hard drive.
2. Do not divide too many hard drives, avoid wasting hard drive space to manage partitions, if your hard drive is larger than 1TB, you can divide 4 drives, if the hard drive has a capacity of less than 1TB, it should be divided up to 3 drives.
3. It is recommended to divide the space for the drive containing the operating system and applications and software from 60GB or more so that the computer can achieve the most optimal processing speed.
4. Set Active should be set up for the drive containing the operating system and applications and software to be prioritized to boot first.

3. How to Partition Hard Drive with MiniTool Partition Wizard

Note: The illustrations in the instructions below fully describe the steps to perform, but the capacity and name of the hard drive may be different from yours, so check carefully before each operation.

Step 1: Open Minitool Partition Wizard, click to select the hard drive to be divided > Select Create to open the Create new Partition interface on the software.

Steps to divide hard drive using MiniTool Partition Wizard software Picture 6

Step 2: Fill in the required parameters including:

1. Partition Label: Name for the partition.
2. Create As: The main partition (containing the operating system), select Primary, the remaining partitions choose Logical.
3. Driver Letter: Select a drive letter (A, B, C .)
4. File System: Choose NTFS or FAT32 partition format. It is recommended to use NTFS because NTFS is less error prone than FAT32 and can store files larger than 4GB.
5. Cluster Size: Default.
6. Size and Location: drag from right to left to set the new partition size.

Click OK.

Steps to divide hard drive using MiniTool Partition Wizard software Picture 7

Step 3: Right-click on the main partition containing the operating system with Create As as Primary > Select Set Active to avoid errors when ghosting Windows.

Steps to divide hard drive using MiniTool Partition Wizard software Picture 8

Click Yes to confirm again.

Steps to divide hard drive using MiniTool Partition Wizard software Picture 9

Step 4: Right-click the partition drive > Select Rebuild MBR to avoid ghost Windows error.

Steps to divide hard drive using MiniTool Partition Wizard software Picture 10

4. Some software supports dividing hard drives

In addition to the MiniTool Partition Wizard software that the tutorial uses. There are also many other similar hard drive support software such as: EaseUS Partition Master, AOMEI Partition Assistant or Paragon Partition Manager, .

Thus, the above article has shared how to help you split your hard drive quickly and conveniently with MiniTool Partition Wizard software. Wishing you success.

Isabella Humphrey

Update 15 September 2021