![]() Next is the File System, which controls how the data is read and written.By default, this is the next available letter. Assign a drive letter to represent the volume being created, and click Next.When done, begin the New Simple Volume process again and select the remaining capacity, the unallocated space, for another 1TB partition. For example, on a 2TB drive, set the volume size to 1000000 (1 TB) and continue to the next step. Now, create another New Simple Volume in the remaining unallocated space for the next partition. Once done with this process, the remaining space will display as unallocated space. To create multiple partitions, select or type a specific number of megabytes (MB) for the first partition and continue to the next step. ![]() By default, the maximum disk space is already selected and it is recommended to leave it at the maximum disk space. Select the volume size and click Next.The Welcome to the New Simple Volume Wizard will open.Right-click the Unallocated space or the black bar, and click New Simple Volume. If there is no partition and data on the drive, it will appear as Unallocated, with a black bar on top.For assistance initializing a hard drive, please see Answer ID 18824: How To Initialize a Secondary Drive on Windows. ![]() IMPORTANT: If Disk Management shows the drive as Not Initialized, the drive will have to be initialized. If there is no critical data on the drive, or the data has been successfully backed up, right-click the bar and click Delete Volume. If there is already a partition on the drive, the bar above that drive will appear blue. Identify the drive that needs to be partitioned and formatted, and make sure that all critical data on this drive has been backed up elsewhere.
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