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Question posted by jfrey007 on April 17th, 2013

How To Partition New Dell Inspiron 660 Hard Drive?

I'm ready to boot up my Inspiron 660 for the 1st time, but before I start loading data on the hard drive, can I partition the drive first to be able to separate Windows 8 and OS files from storage requirements for pics, music, and personal stuff? If possible, I'd like to have maybe 3 or 4 partitions. I have 1 TB hard drive. Thanks

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Answer #1: Posted by RoyanAtDell on April 17th, 2013 7:01 AM

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I work for Dell's Social Media Team. Before you partition your hard drive I recommend you create a backup of the system using Dell Data Safe available on your system. I also recommend you do not format the recovery partition, as this has the factory settings and diagnostics. Use the below link for help in partitioning you hard drive.

http://dell.to/Yv2lQG

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