How to partition a hard driveHow to partition a hard drive

Please, explain how to split an external USB hard drive into several partitions and will my files located on a portable hard drive be affected by this division? Now on the external hard drive there is one large partition with a capacity of 1TB filled

OS optimization: Disk defragmenter programOS optimization: Disk defragmenter program

If your computer thinks for a long time when accessing any files on your computer, you need to defragment your hard drive. Defragmentation is the process of updating and optimizing the logical structure of a disk partition in order to ensure that files are stored permanently.

Installing a hard drive on a computer - how to avoid mistakesInstalling a hard drive on a computer - how to avoid mistakes

You bought a new hard drive. Of course, with a Serial ATA interface. And, of course, we heard a lot about the new interesting feature implemented in the latest models - NCQ. Anticipating a noticeable increase in the loading speed of Windows and programs, as well as a decrease in hard drive noise

How to install Windows on a VHD virtual hard disk Installing OSes on a virtual diskHow to install Windows on a VHD virtual hard disk Installing OSes on a virtual disk

First of all, this post is for those who would like to try Windows 7 on their computer, but for some reason do not risk doing this - for example, they do not want to repartition partitions on their hard drive; there are doubts about its further performance

How to transfer a Windows system from HDD to SSD!How to transfer a Windows system from HDD to SSD!

SSD drives are becoming more and more popular. This is due to an increase in their reliability, a decrease in cost and an improvement in the characteristics that they possess. Therefore, it is great for installing an operating system. But in order not to reinstall it again, m

Transferring system to SSD Copying system to ssdTransferring system to SSD Copying system to ssd

Hello, friends! I often had the opportunity to transfer Windows 7 and Windows 8 from a simple HDD to an SSD. I mainly used the following programs: Acronis True Image, Paragon Migrate OS to SSD, Paragon Home Expert 12 and AOMEI Partition Assistant Home Edi

Everything you need to know to create a bootable Windows PE disk Creating a Windows PE imageEverything you need to know to create a bootable Windows PE disk Creating a Windows PE image

There are a million scattered articles about what Windows PE is and why it is useful. There are a million ways to create this very Windows PE on the Internet. which one is the best? Let's try to summarize the basic necessary information and draw a conclusion

How to remove write protection from a disk, SD card or USB flash driveHow to remove write protection from a disk, SD card or USB flash drive

In many companies, specialists install write protection on removable media. This is dictated by the need to protect yourself from information leakage to competitors. But there is another situation when a flash drive is used on several computers, and the best way

Error: Windows can't complete formatting the driveError: Windows can't complete formatting the drive

A Micro SD card is a miniature memory card that is often used in cameras, GPS devices and mobile phones as an additional storage medium. In most cases, you can format this card directly in your device.

How to reinstall Windows: step-by-step instructionsHow to reinstall Windows: step-by-step instructions

This instruction will describe in detail and with pictures the entire process of installing Windows 7 on a laptop, step by step, from beginning to end. In particular, we will look at booting from the distribution, all the dialog boxes that appear during the process, disk partitioning when