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Syntax
Creates and deletes partitions on a hard drive. The diskpart command is only available when you are using the Recovery Console.
diskpart [/add | /delete] [device_name | drive_name | partition_name] [size]
| /add |
Creates a new partition. |
| /delete |
Deletes an existing partition. |
| device_name |
The device on which you want to create or delete a partition. The name can be obtained from the output of the
map command. |
| drive_name |
The partition you want to delete, by drive letter. Used only with /delete. |
| partition_name |
The partition you want to delete, by partition name. Can be used in place of the drive_name. Used only with /delete. |
| size |
The size, in megabytes (MB), of the partition you want to create. Used only with /add. |
Examples
diskpart /delete D:
In the above example the D: partition would be
deleted.
diskpart /add \Device\HardDisk0 20
In the above example a 20MB
would be created on the HardDisk0 device. This name is obtained
from the map command.
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