Create partition

To create new partition (logical drive or volume):

  1. Select partition location

    In Disk Explorer select a disk (physical device) or unallocated space node.

  2. Open the Create New Partition dialog
    • From the toolbar click Create New Partition button or use command Actions > Create New Partition... from main menu.
    • Right-click the selected item and click Create New Partition command from the context menu.
  3. Adjust dialog options

    Use sliders to specify partition boundaries - offset and size. Mouse click on unallocated space will select it to utilize all space available.

    Figure 1: Create Partition dialog
    Primary or Extended
    Partition can be created as Primary partition (of number of available Primary partitions are not exceeded) or as Extended partition.
    Sector Offset
    First sector of created partition. It can be set exact by numerical value entered in text box or by moving left slider in Device View control;
    Partition Size
    Partition size can be set in megabytes or in sectors, depending on state of Measure in Sectors check box;
    Mark Partition as Active
    Newly created partition will be set as Active Partition;
    Assign Drive letter
    For Primary Partition or Logical Drive on extended partition drive letter can be assigned from the list of available in the system drive letters;
    Volume label
    Text label of partition (disk). This field can be blank
    File System
    Select file one of the supported file systems: FAT, FAT 32 or NTFS.
    Unit Allocation Size
    Depending on selected file system and total partition (disk) size available allocated unit size may be different. Default value of unit size is recommended.
  4. Click Create button to create new partition

After partition created, it should appear in Disk Explorer available for other actions like formatting.