how to partition a hard drive windows 8 without formatting
Partition a hard drive with Windows 8/8.1 Disk Management tool. 1  Open Windows 8 or 8.1 Disk Management by pressing Windows + R and typing diskmgmt.msc. 2  In the pop-up window, right click on C drive and select Shrink Volume. 3  In the pop-up window, enter the amount of space to shrink.tep1: Install and launch AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard, and then right click on C drive and select Create Partition. Step2: Step3: Click OK. You will find that Windows 8 or 8.1 hard drive has a new partition.