HDD Partition error

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Hi Members,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I have a partition of 32 GB in my HDD. When I am trying to create a new partition by clicking "simple new volume" there seems to be an error msg although i am going with all default settings. Can someone help me out?&nbsp;&nbsp;ThanksSandip.

mwoehrle · Answer

sandipgumtya365&nbsp;&nbsp;Open command prompttype&nbsp;diskutil&nbsp;and press enterclick yes/accept on the UAC prompt if neededtype&nbsp;list disk&nbsp;and press enterfind the disk that you need to partitiontype&nbsp;sel disk&nbsp;(the number of disk you need)&nbsp;and press entertype&nbsp;list part&nbsp;and press enter.&nbsp;If your partition or the drive is listed as GPT, thats why. Windows cant resize active GPT partitions.

sandipgumtya365 · Answer

Hi&nbsp;Thanks. still can't figure out how to proceed. The diskpart screenshot is attached. Can you help how to do next?&nbsp;

mwoehrle · Answer

sandipgumtya365&nbsp;Sorry I gave you the wrong instructions. You have two options to check if that disk is GPT or MBR partition scheme.&nbsp;&nbsp;Command PromptOpen command promptType in diskpartType in&nbsp;list disk&nbsp;2) Using the Disk Management ToolPress the windows key + R to open the Run dialog, then type diskmgmt.msc and then hit enter&nbsp;Locate the disk you want to check, then right-click it and select properties.&nbsp;Click over to the Volumes tab, and next to Partition style you'll see either MBR or GPT&nbsp;

sandipgumtya365 · Answer

Mwoehrle&nbsp;Hi,&nbsp; &nbsp; Performed those steps but still unable to use the free space of 32 GB. You can refer to the screenshot.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks

mwoehrle · Answer

sandipgumtya365&nbsp;Good morning. These step I posted weren't to fix the issue, but to verify the partition scheme and ensure that it wasn't GPT.&nbsp;&nbsp;Your screenshot shows that the drive is in fact MBR, so you should be able to use that free space.&nbsp;&nbsp;I've seen this happen maybe twice in the past 15 years I've been working on Windows devices, and never did any investigating into why this was happening. Both time I was able to resolve this by creating a partition that was a little smaller than the amount of free space available. So for instance if it said I have 50gb free space but wouldn't let me create a 50gb partition, then I would create a partition for 48gb and it worked.&nbsp;&nbsp;Have you tried creating a smaller partition to see if that works?

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