VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) is a file format that represents a virtual hard disk drive (HDD). It may contain what is found on a physical HDD, such as disk partitions and a file system, which in turn can ...

In the Disk Management utility native to Windows 11/10, you can create new, resize, and extend partitions. In this post, we take a look at why all the options are greyed out or not available and as ...

Partitioning your hard drive makes managing the operating system, files, and file formats of each partition easier. For example, you can install Windows 11/10 on one partition and store movies or ...

Partitioning your hard drive divides your disk into multiple independent sections. The partitions function as separate drives, so that if one gets corrupted, no other partition's files suffer any ...

Linux stands as a bastion of power and flexibility in the world of operating systems, particularly when it comes to managing disk storage. Whether you're a seasoned sysadmin, a developer, or a Linux ...

Are you getting a virtual disk service error when trying to run DiskPart? This can be a very frustrating issue, but luckily it is easy to fix. In this article, I will ...

I mentioned before that you could create an MS-DOS boot disk in Windows XP. Several readers have asked about the procedure, so here it is. Insert a disk into your floppy disk drive and run Windows ...

Microsoft continues to migrate legacy Windows tools into modern versions found in the Windows 10 settings with the introduction of a new Disk Management tool. Since Microsoft introduced its modern ...

The LVM is a powerful storage management module which is included in all the distributions of Linux now. It provides users with a variety of valuable features to fit different requirements. The ...

The classic Control Panel, which allows users to customize their system configurations, is no longer the most important feature for Microsoft. Rumors have suggested that Microsoft wants to retire ...

I recently said that an MS-DOS boot disk couldn’t be created in Windows 2000. As several readers pointed out, this isn’t quite true. An MS-DOS boot disk can be created using files located on the ...