Delete a partition or logical drive

Perform the following steps to delete a partition or logical drive.

Warning:

All data in the partition or logical drive is lost when you delete it. Make sure that the information has been backed up onto another storage medium and verified, or that it is no longer needed.

To delete a primary partition, an extended partition, or a logical drive

  1. Select the partition or logical drive you want to delete and choose the command to delete the partition or logical drive from the context menu.
  2. You are prompted for verification. Click Yes to delete or No to cancel. The partition or logical drive is removed immediately if you click Yes.

    Note that you cannot delete a partition with the system files (the boot volume).