Using DiskPart to clean and format a disk partition doesn't have to be hard. Just follow these simple steps.

This guide explains in detail how to re-partition a hard drive without losing your data. However, you must be cautious when using the DISKPART tool on dynamic disks.

To delete the entire disk, you can use software such as Super FDisk, the built in Windows Disk Administrator or the Windows "Clean All" command in the "Diskpart" utility.

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The Diskpart command in Vista now lets you shrink a volume by using the Shrink subcommand, see here for details. This can be useful if you have only one hard disk and a C: drive that fills the disk, ...

Partitions allow you to segment a single drive for separating programs from files or installing a second OS.