How to Delete Volume or Partition in Windows 10
In Windows, you can delete a volume or partition on a disk, except for a system or boot volume or partition.
When you delete a volume or partition on a disk, it will become unallocated space on the disk. You could then extend another volume/partition on the same disk into this unallocated space to add the unallocated space to the volume/partition.
This tutorial will show you different ways on how to delete a volume or partition on a disk in Windows 10.
You must be signed in as an administrator to delete a volume or partition.
When you delete a volume or partition, all data and configuration information for the volume/partition is also deleted.
Contents
- Option One: Delete Volume or Partition on Disk in Disk Management
- Option Two: Delete Volume or Partition on Disk in Command Prompt
- Option Three: Delete Volume or Partition on Disk in PowerShell
- Option Four: Delete Volume or Partition on Disk in Settings
1 Open the Win+X menu, and click/tap on Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc).
2 Right click or press and hold on the partition/volume (ex: "F") you want to delete, and click/tap on Delete Volume. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on Yes to confirm. (see screenshot below)
4 The volume/partition will now be deleted, and show as Unallocated space on the disk. (see screenshot below)
1 Open an elevated command prompt or command prompt at boot.
2 Type the commands below one at a time into the command prompt, and press Enter after each command. Make note of the volume number (ex: "5") of the drive letter (ex: "F") you want to delete. (see screenshot below)
diskpart
list volume
3 Type the command below into the command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
select volume <number>
Substitute <number> in the top command above with the actual volume number (ex: "5") you want to delete from step 2 above.
For example:select volume 5
4 Type the command below into the command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
delete volume
5 The volume/partition will now be deleted, and show as Unallocated space on the disk. You can now close the command prompt if you like.
To see more usage options for the Remove-Partition command, see: Remove-Partition - Microsoft Docs
1 Open an elevated PowerShell.
2 Type theGet-Volume
command into the elevated PowerShell, press Enter, and make note of the drive letter (ex: "F") of the partition/volume you want to delete. (see screenshot below)
3 Type the command below into the elevated PowerShell, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
Remove-Partition -DriveLetter "<Drive Letter>"
Substitute <Drive Letter> in the command above with the actual drive letter (ex: "F") you want to delete from step 2 above.
For example:Remove-Partition -DriveLetter "F"
4 When prompted, type y to confirm, and press Enter. (see screenshot above)
5 The volume/partition will now be deleted, and show as Unallocated space on the disk. You can now close the elevated PowerShell if you like.
This option is only available starting with Windows 10 build 20197.
1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the System icon.
2 Click/tap on Storage on the left side, and click/tap on the Manage Disks and Volumes link on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Expand open the disk (ex: "Disk 2") that contains the volume you want to delete. (see screenshot below)
4 Click/tap on the volume or partition (ex: drive "F") you want to delete, and click/tap on Properties. (see screenshot below)
5 Click/tap on the Delete button under the Format section. (see screenshot below)
6 Click/tap on Delete volume to confirm. (see screenshot below)
7 The volume/partition will now be deleted, and show as Unallocated space on the disk (ex: "Disk 2"). (see screenshot below)
8 You can now close Settings if you like.
That's it,
Shawn
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