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💾 Disk Management = Storage Control

Storage fills up fast. Disk Management optimizes storage. Partition, format, shrink, extend — full control.

📝 Disk Management Tools

# Open Disk Management
- Right-click Start → Disk Management
- Search: "Create and format hard disk partitions"
- diskmgmt.msc (Run)

# Key Operations
- Create partition
- Format partition
- Extend volume
- Shrink volume
- Change drive letter
- Convert to MBR/GPT
- Initialize disk

# Check Storage Space
- Settings → System → Storage
- Storage Sense
- Free up space

# Clean Up
- Disk Cleanup
- Temporary files
- Recycle Bin
- System files
- Windows Update cleanup

# Storage Sense
- Settings → System → Storage
- Storage Sense
- Clean temporary files
- Clean downloads

🎯 Advanced Disk Management

# Command Line (diskpart)
diskpart

# List disks
list disk
select disk 0

# List volumes
list volume

# Create partition
create partition primary size=20480
format fs=ntfs quick
assign letter=E

# Shrink volume
shrink desired=10240

# Extend volume
extend size=20480

# Convert disk
convert mbr
convert gpt

# Disk Health
- Check SMART status
- chkdsk /f /r
- sfc /scannow
- DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image

# SSD Optimization
- Trim enable
- Defragment (not for SSD)
- AHCI mode
- NVMe drivers

# Virtual Memory
- Settings → Advanced → Performance
- Paging file size
- Memory management

✅ Storage Tips

• Keep 20% free space for performance
• Use Storage Sense automatically
• Move files to cloud storage
• Use Disk Cleanup regularly
• Consider external storage