How to manage your disks using only Windows Vista's Disk Management tool.
The last window of the wizard will show you a summary of the changes that will be made. Quickly go through the summary and if you notice some incorrect settings press the Back button until you arrive to the appropriate wizard window and make the necessary changes. When you are done, click on Finish.
Depending on the options you have selected, the creation of the new partition will take from several seconds up to several minutes. When the process is completed, you will see the new partition listed in the Disk Management tool.
How to format a partition
Before formatting a partition, make sure you back up all the important data you have on it. Now, select the partition you want to format, right click on it and select Format.
Type the new volume label (in case you want to change it), choose the desired file system and the allocation unit size. When done making all the settings press on OK.
You will receive a warning that formatting this partition will erase all data on it. If you want to continue, click on OK.
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