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Diskpart (Recovery Console)

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What Is the Diskpart Command?:

The diskpart command is a Recovery Console command used to create or delete partitions on hard drives.

A diskpart command is also available from the Command Prompt and is used to start the DiskPart tool.

Diskpart Command Syntax:

diskpart /add

/add = The /add option will create a new partition on the specified hard drive.

diskpart /delete

/delete = This option will remove a specified partition on a specified hard drive.

Diskpart Command Examples:

diskpart /add \Device\HardDisk0 5000

In the above example, the diskpart command creates a 5,000 MB partition on the hard drive located at \Device\HardDisk0.

diskpart /delete \Device\HardDisk0\Partition1

In the above example, the diskpart command will remove the Partition1 partition located on the hard drive \Device\HardDisk0.

diskpart /delete G:

In the above example, the diskpart command will remove the partition currently assigned the drive letter G.

Diskpart Command Availability:

The diskpart command is available from within the Recovery Console in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Managing partitions is also possible, without the use of a command, from within any version of Windows using the Disk Management tool.

Diskpart Related Commands:

The following commands are related to the diskpart command:

The fixboot, fixmbr, and bootcfg commands are often used with the diskpart command.

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