You can delete virtually any partition (except the ones that make up the
installation of Windows 10), and below, you will learn to use Disk
Management to complete the task.
On Windows 10, a partition (or volume) is a logical division of the space
available on a physical storage drive with a specific file system and settings
that the system presents to the user as a separate drive.
Since a drive can hold many partitions, and sometimes, you may need to
organize them, Windows 10 includes multiple tools to ease the process to
remove those you no longer need to make more space available to increase the
size of another partition. Or you can also use the available tools to clean
the storage to prepare it with a different partition scheme and file system.
Warning: Using these instructions will erase all the data stored inside the
partition. If you have any important files you want to preserve, it's
recommended to create a backup of that data before proceeding.
To delete a partition (or volume) with Disk Management, use these steps:
- Open Start
- Search for Disk Management
- Select the drive with the partition you want to remove
- Right-click (only) the partition you want to remove and select the Delete Volume option
- Click the Yes button to confirm all the data will be erased
Once you complete the steps, the partition and its contents will no longer be
available on the drive making space available to expand another partition or
format the drive with a new scheme.
Credit: windowscentral.com
