You can see New Simple Volume Wizard then click “Next”. Right-click the unallocated space on the hard drive and choose “New Simple Volume”. Note: If you don’t know how to choose between MBR and GPT, this article: MBR vs GPT: Which One Is Better for You? can be helpful!Īfter initializing disk with MBR or GPT, you can partition the hard drive. In the pop-up window, choose MBR or GPT as the partition style and click “OK”. Right click the new disk, choose “Initialize Disk” Press Windows + X and select “Disk Management” to open Disk Management in Windows 10. ▶ Format a hard drive in Windows 10 via Disk Management If it is already has been partitioned and you want to erase all data on it or change to another file system, you can choose to reformat it. ✍ Note: Open Disk Management in Windows 10 to see the new hard drive status if it is marked as “Unknown, Not Initialized” with unallocated space, you need to initialize and format the new hard drive. Next, we’ll demonstrate how to create a partition and format partition on a new hard drive in Windows 10 using three different utilities.

Three utilities to format a new hard drive in Windows 10 If the new hard drive has been formatted already, you may format it for a clean installation or new file system. When the new hard drive is not partitioned, you need to create a new partition and format it before using it. When installing a new hard drive on Windows 10 laptop or desktop, you may want to format it for various reasons.

Why format a new hard drive in Windows 10?

Windows 10 how to reformat hard drive