The diskpart Command Prompt command is used to create or delete partitions on hard drives.
Diskpart Command Availability
The diskpart command is available from within the Command Prompt in Windows operating systems, including Windows 11, 10, 8, etc.
You can also access this command from the Recovery Console in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Diskpart Command Syntax
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Managing partitions is also possible without the use of a command from within any version of Windows using the Disk Management tool.
The availability of certain diskpart command switches and other syntax may differ from operating system to operating system. See How to Read Command Syntax if you’re not sure how to read the syntax as it’s described in this table.
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
For this one, the diskpart command will remove the Partition1 partition located on the hard drive \Device\HardDisk0.
diskpart /delete G:
This command will remove the partition currently assigned the drive letter G.
diskpart list disk select disk 1 attributes disk clear readonly exit
Finally, in this multi-part command, diskpart is being used to select a particular disk, disk 1 in this example, so that we can remove the readonly attribute that’s been set on it. We have a full guide on removing write protection if you need more information.
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The fixboot, fixmbr, and bootcfg commands are often used with the diskpart command.
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