Partition a Hard Disk (Vista)

Gadget knows that Vista makes it possible to divide a hard disk into two or more partitions, which Windows sees as separate disks.

And that means top-secret information (including his biscuit stash database) can be safely hidden in his own, personal volume.

Click Start, right-click Computer and select the Manage option. Select disk Management from the left-hand pane, right-click the disk that is to be split and select Shrink Volume. Enter a new size for the partition and click Shrink.

Now right-click the drive space marked as Unallocated and select New Simple Volume. Follow the wizard to create and format the new partition.

Sorted - and Gadget's biscuits are safe!