VAIO User Guide

Task

# Creating Partitions

This topic describes how to create partitions.
Note

- If you reduce the volume of the C: drive partition, you may not create Recovery Media or complete the recovery process successfully because the free space on the built-in storage device is not sufficient.

1. Open Control Panel [Details], select System and Security, and select Create and format hard disk partitions under Administrative Tools.

If the User Account Control window appears, select Yes.
Hint

- If you are signed in to your VAIO computer as a standard user, you may be prompted to enter an administrator name and password.

1. Right-click the C: drive and select Shrink Volume.

1. Enter the size of the partition to be created in Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB and select Shrink.

1. Right-click Unallocated and select New Simple Volume.

1. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Related Topic
Creating Other Drives (Modifying Partitions)
Removing Recovery Content to Free up Disk Space