Understand and use Disk Management

About

Disk Management is a Microsoft Windows system utility that helps you organize the hard disk for managing other storage devices. With this managing tool, you can create, delete, format, resize the partitions, and modify the attributed disks. You just need to maintain the storage space with disk management and ensure that your data is completely secured.

Find Location

To find disk management in Windows, press the Windows + R keys simultaneously and type the compmgmt.msc command in the dialog box. Click on the OK option and open disk management on your Windows device.

Methods to Open

To open disk management in Windows, follow the step-by-step instructions:

Use the Computer Management Menu

1. Click on the start menu and type Computer Management in the search box.
2. Now, hit the enter key or click on the “open” option.
3. On the computer management window, click on the storage option.
4. If you don’t see the option, then click on Disk Management.

Run using Power User Menu

1. Press the Windows + X keys simultaneously or right-click on the start menu.
2. Now, select disk management from the list.

Open with the Control Panel

1. Click on the start menu and search “Control Panel.”
2. Click on the System and Security option and select the Administrative Tools option.
3. Select the computer management option.
4. In the storage option, click on the Disk Management option.

Run Command in Command Prompt

1. Click on the start menu and type Command Prompt in the search bar.
2. Open the command prompt and then enter the “diskmgmt.msc” command.
3. Hit the Enter key, and it will open the disk management.

Create Desktop Shortcut

1. Right-click on the desktop empty space.
2. Click on the “Create Shortcut” option.
3. In the Create Shortcut wizard, you must enter diskmgmt.msc.
4. The disk management desktop shortcut was successfully created.

Use to perform advance storage task

By using disk management, you can resolve many issues without going through complicated procedures. With this management tool, you can initialize a new disk, create a new volume, extend or shrink the volume, check the availability, and clean the disk after a specific period of time.

• Initialize A New Disk
  Connect a new hard drive to your device and open the drive storage space with some former options. You need to find out the hard drive and click on the Initialize new disk option. Users can easily select the correct option for setting the data securely on a new disk.
• Create a New Volume
  Once you launch the drive, click on the unallocated space option. Select the New Simple Volume option, which will offer access to set a new volume and also set the volume label. With this, you can manage the storage space and then set the files according to your convenience.
• Extend or Shrink Volume
  Run and click on the volume you want to extend from the settings. Select the Extend Volume or Shrink Volume option, and then adjust the file size in MB. With this simple procedure, you can extend the size of files.
• Disk Management Availability
  It is available on Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
• Clean the Disk
  Clear and delete all the temporary and unwanted files to manage the storage space. Also, it will format the disk by following a simple procedure.
• Run Troubleshooter
  If there is any issue with external hard disks, then you just need to reconnect the cables or restart your device again. If the external disk is not shown, then unplug the disk and plug it back in after some time. Now, select the Action option, then the Rescan disks option.

Advantages

• Properly utilize the maximum amount of storage space.
• Disk management improves the integrity and security of the data.
• Improved performance of your device through defragmentation.
• By disk partition, your hard drive can simply work with multiple file systems.
• Easily backup and restore the data and files.