Shrink a Basic Volume

Shrinking a basic volume

 

• Using the Windows interface
  
  
• Using a command line

To shrink a basic volume using the Windows interface

1. In Disk Manager, right-click the basic volume you want to shrink.
2. Click Shrink Volume.
3. Follow the instructions on your screen.

   	Note
   	You can only shrink basic volumes that have no file system or use the NTFS file system.

 

To shrink a basic volume using a command line

1. Open a command prompt and type diskpart.
2. At the DISKPART prompt, type list volume. Make note of the number of the simple volume you want to shrink.
3. At the DISKPART prompt, type select volume <volumenumber>. Selects the simple volume volumenumber you want to shrink.
4. At the DISKPART prompt, type shrink [desired=<desiredsize>] [minimum=<minimumsize>]. Shrinks the selected volume to desiredsize in megabytes (MB) if possible, or to minimumsize if desiredsize is too large.