On Windows 11, you have multiple ways to delete a partition, and in this guide, you will learn how. A partition (also referred to as a volume) describes the beginning and end of space on the drive that is formatted and configured with a file system (such as NTFS or FAT32) and a drive letter to store files. Typically, a hard drive can have multiple partitions that will appear in the system as different drives.
If you have to change the file system, fix file corruption problems, or you have to extend a partition, you have multiple ways to delete one or multiple partitions on Windows 11 through the Settings app, Computer Management, Command Prompt, and even with PowerShell.
This guide will teach you the steps to delete a drive partition on Windows 11.
- Delete partition on Windows 11 from Settings
- Delete partition on Windows 11 from Computer Management
- Delete partition on Windows 11 from Command Prompt
- Delete partition on Windows 11 from PowerShell
Delete partition on Windows 11 from Settings
To delete a partition on Windows 11, use these steps:
Open Settings on Windows 11.
Click on Storage.
Under the “Storage management” section, click on Advanced storage settings.
Click the Disks & volumes setting.
Select the drive partition and click the Properties button.
Under the “Format” section, click the Delete button.
Once you complete the steps, the partition and data will be deleted from the drive.
Delete partition on Windows 11 from Computer Management
To delete a drive partition from Computer Management, use theses steps:
Open Start.
Search for Computer Management and click the top result to open the app.
Right-click the partition on the drive and click the Delete Volume option.
Click the Yes button.
After you complete the steps, you will end up with unallocated space that you can use to create another partition or increase the size of another partition.
Delete partition on Windows 11 from Command Prompt
To delete partition with diskpart from Command Prompt, use these steps:
Open Start.
Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
Type the following command to launch the diskpart tool and press Enter:
diskpart
Type the following command to list all the available volumes and press Enter:
list volume
Type the following command to select the volume (partition) and press Enter:
select volume 4
In the command, change “4” for the number that represents the partition to delete.
Type the following command to delete the partition from the drive and press Enter:
delete volume
Once you complete the steps, the diskpart tool will delete the partition from the drive on Windows 11.
Delete partition on Windows 11 from PowerShell
To delete a partition from PowerShell, use these steps:
Open Start.
Search for PowerShell, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
Type the following command to list all the available volumes and press Enter:
Get-Volume
Type the following command to delete the partition from the drive and press Enter:
Remove-Partition -DriveLetter E
In the command, change “E” for the drive letter of the partition to erase on Windows 11.
Press Y and press Enter to apply the changes.
After you complete the steps, the PowerShell command will remove the partition and data from Windows 11.
Source: Pureinfotech