How to Create New Partition in Windows 8 or 8.1 without Formatting and Reinstalling System?

How to Create New Partition in Windows 8 or 8.1 without Formatting and Reinstalling System?


When you have a new disk, you can create new partitions to help you manage files and documents better. Usually, we suggest at least two partitions, one system partition and one data partition. Of course, three or four partitions will be better; because it will help you classify the files and documents more distinctly. How to create partition in Windows 8 or 8.1 without formatting and reinstalling system?
Here, I will introduce you two ways to create partition in Windows 8, one is AOMEI Partition Assistant [ Download ], and another is Windows 8 built-in Disk Management. Two points are worth mention here:
Compared to AOMEI Partition Assistant, Windows 8/8.1 built-in Disk Management has some disadvantages. For example, you may get some error messages when creating a new partition.
As a Partition Magic Software, AOMEI Partition Assistant can create partition for Windows 8 in different ways based on the situation. In general, there are two situations.
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Tips: AOMEI Partition Assistant is also fully compatible with Windows 8.1, and the steps of creating partition in Windows 8.1 are the same as those to create partition in Windows 8.
Situation 1: If there is an unallocated space on a disk, you can do as follows. ( Don't want to use the unallocated space to create a new partition? why not learn how to add unallocated space to a partition in Windows 8)
First, install and launch AOMEI Partition Assistant.
Second, right click the unallocated space, and then select "Create Partition" in the drop-down menu.
Create Partition on Unallocated
In the pop-up window, you can decide the capacity of the new partition by inputting exact number or dragging the slider bar. Here, you can click "Advanced" to set the partition label, drive letter, partition type and file system.
Configure New Partition
At last, you can preview the new partition, and then click "Apply" on the toolbar to save the operation.
Click Apply
Situation 2: If there is no unallocated space on the disk, you can create a new Windows 8 partition through the following steps.
Step 1: Right click the target partition (here take C drive for example) that has enough free space to create a new partition, and then select "Create Partition".
Create Partition on C Drive
Then, in the pop-up window, you can determine the capacity of the new partition by entering exact number or dragging the slider bar between C drive and the new partition. What' more, you can also click "Advanced" to set the partition label, drive letter, partition type and file system.
Set New Partition
Step 2: click "Apply" to save the changes.
Save Changes
In conclusion, as a powerful partition magic tool, AOMEI Partition Assistant helps you to deal with partition problems easily and safely. It also has the features, such as, "Resize Partition" "Split Partition" "Copy Partition" "Allocate Free Space" etc. Download the software and try it out in person.
There are a variety of ways to access Windows 8 Disk Management. The original one is through Command Prompt. Usually, we start Disk Management by right clicking "my computer", selecting "Manage", and then choosing "Disk Management".
Tips: you can create a new partition with Windows 8 Disk Management only when there is an unallocated space on the disk.
If there is no unallocated space, you should do as below.
First, right click the partition that has free space, select "Shrink Volume" in the pop-up window. Second, right click the unallocated space, select "New Simple Volume" in the pop- up window.