Hack #46. Create or Delete NTFS Partitions from the Recovery Console
Create and delete NTFS partitions using the DISKPART from the Recovery Console.
Windows versions from NT to Windows Server 2003 know nothing about FDISK but provide their own partitioning tool, DISKPART, which is run from the Windows Recovery Console. DISKPART is a command-line utility used to add/create or delete NTFS partitions with some very simple commands.
Boot using your recovery diskettes or setup CD and select the Recovery Console option. Alternatively, you can boot with a DOS diskette that provides CD-ROM support and type:
\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons
At the command prompt, issue the DISKPART command followed by the appropriate command.
The following command lines delete a partition:
diskpart /delete \Device\HardDisk0\Partition3
diskpart /delete F:
The following command line adds a 2,048 MB partition:
diskpart /add \Device\HardDisk0 2048
Type
exit
to leave the Recovery Console and restart the system.
The command line for DISKPART supports only the /add
and /delete
commands:
/add
Adds a new partition. Supports the optional parameter
size
, which specifies the partition size in megabytes./delete device_name | drive_name | partition
Deletes a partition.
device_name
specifies the device on which to create or delete a partition. Use theMAP
command from the Recovery Console command line to get a list of device names (for example,\Device\HardDisk0
).drive_name
specifies the partition you want to delete by drive letter ...
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