Create a Virtual Drive
To begin, Right-click on "My Computer” and select to Manage. That`s one way of beginning the process in order to create a Virtual Hard Drive in Windows 7. Alternately, you can type diskmgmt.msc into the Start search box and enter.
The Computer Management screen opens click on "Disk Managemen", then "Action” and "Create VHD".
Browse to the directory you want the disk to reside and save the file, choose the size you want it to be, and select "dynamic” or a "fixed”. If you want the disk to expand in size as you add files to it, then pick " Dynamically expanding". Check Fixed size if you want a specific size and for it to stay that way.
In Disk Management you will see the virtual drive listed as unallocated space.
To begin using it you’ll need to " Right-click” and select "Initialize Disk".
In the initialize disk box just keep MBR selected and hit OK.
How to Create a Virtual Hard Drive in Windows 7
Create a Volume
Now it is time to create a volume by Right-clicking the unallocated space and select " New Simple Volume".
The New Simple Volume Wizard starts up and it’s just a matter of completing it.
Choose the amount of space you want to use for the volume.
Assign it a dive letter that is not currently being used.
Format the new volume as NTFS. Check if you want a quick format and file compression.
The wizard is complete, click on " Finish".
If you have AutoPlay enabled it should pop up for you to open up your new Virtual Hard Disk.
It will be listed with the other disks in Disk Management.
And of course you will also see it listen under My Computer.
This is a cool new feature that will let you use the disk as you would have any type of real disk. You can encrypt it, share it out to other systems and store files to it.
To begin, Right-click on "My Computer” and select to Manage. That`s one way of beginning the process in order to create a Virtual Hard Drive in Windows 7. Alternately, you can type diskmgmt.msc into the Start search box and enter.
The Computer Management screen opens click on "Disk Managemen", then "Action” and "Create VHD".
Browse to the directory you want the disk to reside and save the file, choose the size you want it to be, and select "dynamic” or a "fixed”. If you want the disk to expand in size as you add files to it, then pick " Dynamically expanding". Check Fixed size if you want a specific size and for it to stay that way.
In Disk Management you will see the virtual drive listed as unallocated space.
To begin using it you’ll need to " Right-click” and select "Initialize Disk".
In the initialize disk box just keep MBR selected and hit OK.
How to Create a Virtual Hard Drive in Windows 7
Create a Volume
Now it is time to create a volume by Right-clicking the unallocated space and select " New Simple Volume".
The New Simple Volume Wizard starts up and it’s just a matter of completing it.
Choose the amount of space you want to use for the volume.
Assign it a dive letter that is not currently being used.
Format the new volume as NTFS. Check if you want a quick format and file compression.
The wizard is complete, click on " Finish".
If you have AutoPlay enabled it should pop up for you to open up your new Virtual Hard Disk.
It will be listed with the other disks in Disk Management.
And of course you will also see it listen under My Computer.
This is a cool new feature that will let you use the disk as you would have any type of real disk. You can encrypt it, share it out to other systems and store files to it.
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