How to Delete Hard Drive in Windows 10

By Michael | Last Updated January 03, 2024

Deleting a hard drive partition in Windows 10 can help you manage your storage by removing unnecessary or unused volumes. This process is especially useful when reorganizing your drives or preparing a disk for new data. This article mainly introduces how to delete a manually-added hard drive in This PC on Windows 10 computer.

• Method 1: Delete Hard Drive in Windows 10 Using Disk Management
• Method 2: Remove a Hard Drive via DiskPart
• Tips: How to Wipe a Hard Drive in Windows 10

Method 1: Delete Hard Drive in Windows 10 Using Disk Management

Step 1: Access Disk Management.

Step 2: Right-click a manually-added hard drive in the list and choose Delete Volume on the context menu.

In this procedure, you can also right-tap the manually-created hard drive in the disk info thumbnails and select Delete Volume in the menu.

Step 3: Click Yes to confirm deleting this hard drive.

After that, your will get an unallocated space on the disk. Of course, you can create a new simple volume or extend the existing one by using this space.

Method 2: Remove a Hard Drive via DiskPart

For more advanced control, you can use the DiskPart command-line utility to remove the hard drive.

Step 1: Run Command Prompt as Administrator.

Step 2: Type diskpart to run DiskPart utility.

Step 3: Execute the command line: list disk to view all disks.

Step 4: Check which disk contains the drives you are going to delete. Then execute the command line: select disk X.

Step 5: Run the command line: list partition to view all volumes in the selected disk.

Step 6: Execute the command line: select partition Y to select the drive.

Step 7: Type delete partition and press Enter. In no time, your drive is removed from the disk.

Tips: How to Wipe a Hard Drive in Windows 10

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Conclusions

By following these methods, you can effectively manage and delete hard drive partitions in Windows 10, ensuring your storage is organized and secure.s

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