How to partition a hard drive in Windows 11 without losing data?

FabianPark GParted (GNOME Partition Editor) is a free and open-source partition manager that can be used to manage disk partitions on a variety of systems, including Windows. It is a graphical partition editor that allows you to resize, copy, and move partitions without losing data. It supports multiple file systems (NTFS, FAT32, ext4, etc.) and can create, delete, resize, and format partitions.

Although GParted is primarily developed for Linux systems, you can use it on Windows by booting from a live USB or CD. Here’s how you can use GParted to partition a C drive on Windows 11 without formatting:

1. Once in GParted’s interface, you’ll see a graphical representation of your hard drive and its partitions.

2. Right-click on the partition (e.g., the C drive) and select Resize/Move. Enter the new size or drag the slider to shrink or expand the partition.

3. Click on the unallocated space that appears after resizing. Right-click and select New to create a new partition, choose the file system (NTFS for Windows), and apply the changes.