Try to reduce a basic volume of Windows 7 on disk 0 using the new Wizard of Simple Volume, I get a warning about the conversion to a dynamic disk.

Just bought a new laptop with Windows 7 Home Edition and decided to shrink the C: drive and create a D: drive.  Everything seems to go correctly, and I get to the 'End of Volume Wizard' screen without problem.  All the choices seem to be OK but when I click OK I get a warning that says "the operation you selected will convert selected basic disks and dynamic disks...". "I want to do this?  If I do, what are the consequences?  If I don't want to convert a dynamic disk how create a D: drive which remains a basic disk?

Ken Dunn
Cleveland, OH

Hi Ken Dunn,

Welcome to Windows 7 Community Forums

Basic disks and dynamic disks are of two types of hard disk configurations in Windows. Most personal computers are configured as basic disks, which are the simplest to manage. Advanced users and it professionals can make use of dynamic disks, which use multiple hard drives in a computer to manage data, usually to improve performance or reliability.

For more information, see the link below:

What are the basic disks and dynamic? :

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-AU/Windows-Vista/what-are-basic-and-dynamic-disks

create and format a hard disk partition:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-SG/Windows-Vista/create-and-format-a-hard-disk-partition

I hopeYou have followed all the steps to shrink a partition correctly but, you encounter a problem, carry out the task. You can go ahead and try the following steps to reduce a volume.

1. open the Control Panel (all items view)and click the Administrative Tools icon. then close the Control Panel window.

2 in administrative tools, click computer management , and then close the Administrative Tools window.

3 in the left pane under storage, click disk management.

4 in the center pane, right-click the partition that you want to shrink and click on Decrease of Volume.

5 type in how many MB (1 GB = 1024 MB) of space to show available reduction you want to reduce the partition or volume by to use for the new unallocated space, and then click the minimize button.

6 the partition selected (step 4) has now shrunk to create a new empty unallocated space. You can use this new space unallocated to create a new partition with.

7 close the computer management window.

To create a new partition:

1. you must first to reduce a partition or a volume create an unallocated partition to use to create the new partition or volume with.

2. open the Control Panel (all items view)and click the Administrative Tools icon. then close the Control Panel window.

3 in administrative tools, click computer management , and then close the Administrative Tools window.

4 in the left pane under storage, click disk management.

5 in the center pane, right-click on the volume or unallocated partition empty and click on New Simple Volume. (See screenshot above)

6 click on the Next button

7 type in how many MB (1 GB = 1024 MB) you want to use from the unallocated partition to create the new partition, and then click the Next button. (See screenshot below)

NOTE: If you want to use all of the unallocated partition to create the new partition, and then enter all the maximum specified for the partition unallocated disk space. If you use any of the maximum disk space, you can use the left in the unallocted partition space to create another partition with.

Select an available drive letter you want to assign to the new partition in the computer, and then click the Next button.

9 enter a volume label name that you want for the new partition, check the perform a quick format , and click on the Next button

Click on the Finish button

11 the new partition or volume has been created with the space in partition assigned unallocted (step 7).

12 close the computer management window

 

Check if you perform the same steps as above and us post if you have any other questions.

Hope the above information is helpful.

Thanks and greetings

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