Want to know how to partition a hard drive? Here are step-by-step guides on the most efficient ways.

How to create a test partition for the OS X Yosemite beta What to do if you want to try the software without relying on a beta every day.

First you need to reduce the size of your existing hard drive partition by whatever size you want the new partition to be: Right-click on it and choose Shrink Volume to do this.

If you don't want all your files in one place, but only have a single hard drive to work with, never fear -- you can just partition it! Here's how.

Create a partition using DiskPart With DiskPart, you can quickly create partitions on your brand-new drive or divide your existing disk further for better data management.

If you keep everything on one big partition, it will still help, but not as dramatically. [Email your tech questions to [email protected].] Before you do anything else, create a restore point.

How to Create Vista Disk Partitions. Partitioning your hard drive divides your disk into multiple independent sections. The partitions function as separate drives, so that if one gets corrupted ...

Want to test Windows 10 on your PC? Create a hard drive partition for a worry-free install.

Web site HowtoForge details how to create, modify, and delete partitions using the previously-mentioned, free GParted Live CD (Gnome PARTition EDitor). The article describes the process for Linux ...

Want to use one external hard drive with both a Mac and Windows computer? We’ll teach you how to properly partition your HDD for each OS type.

Jack Wallen walks you through the steps of encrypting a single partition on a Linux machine.