Sony SVJ2021BPXW VAIO® User Guide (Printable Version) - Page 271

VAIO User Guide Troubleshooting How to Use Windows 8: The Basics Parts Description Setup Network / Internet Connections Settings Backup / Recovery Security Other Operations Notifications © 2012 Sony Corporation Click to Search Back | Back to Top Creating Partitions This topic describes how to create partitions. Note If you reduce the volume of the C: drive partition, you may not create Recovery Media or complete the recovery process successfully because the free space on the built-in storage device is not sufficient. 1. Open Control Panel [Details], select System and Security, and select Create and format hard disk partitions under Administrative Tools. If the User Account Control window appears, select Yes. Hint If you are signed in to your VAIO computer as a standard user, you may be prompted to enter an administrator name and password. 2. Right-click the C: drive and select Shrink Volume. 3. Enter the size of the partition to be created in Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB and select Shrink. 4. Right-click Unallocated and select New Simple Volume. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions. Related Topic Creating Other Drives (Modifying Partitions) Removing Recovery Content to Free up Disk Space 271