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How to create a new d drive in windows 10 on my laptop
To create a new D drive in Windows 10, you can use PowerShe11 or Command Prompt with disk partitioning commands. Here's how you can create a new d drive in Windows 10:
Step 1: Open PowerShe11 as Administrator
Press Win + X and select Windows PowerShe11 (Admin).
Step 2: Identify Your Disk
Type the following command and press Enter: Get-Disk
Note the disk number you want to partition (usually Disk 0).
Step 3: Check for Unallocated Space
To see existing partitions and unallocated space, type: Get-Partition -DiskNumber <disk_number>
Replace <disk_number> with the disk number you identified.
Step 4: Create a New Partition
If there is unallocated space, create a new partition:
New-Partition -DiskNumber <disk_number> -UseMaximumSize -AssignDriveLetter
This will create a new partition using all unallocated space and assign a drive letter automatically.
Step 5: Assign Drive Letter D
To specifically assign drive letter D
Step 6: Format the Partition
Format the new partition:
Format-Volume -DriveLetter D -FileSystem NTFS -NewFileSystemLabel "NewDrive" -Confirm:$false
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* Make sure you have unallocated space on your disk to create a new d drive in Windows 10.
If no unallocated space exists, you'll need to shrink an existing volume (which you wanted to avoid doing via * Disk Management) or add a new physical drive.