How to Delete Hard Drive in Windows 10

By Michael | Last Updated January 03, 2024

The article mainly introduces how to delete a manually-added hard drive in This PC on Windows 10 computer.

Note: Deleting hard drive will erase all data on it, so do back up the data you want to keep before getting down to delete it.

Video guide on how to delete hard drive in Windows 10:

Steps to delete hard drive in Windows 10:

Step 1: Access Disk Management.

Step 2: Right-click a manually-added hard drive in the list and choose Delete Volume on the context menu.

Tips:

1. The system drive (e.g. Disk C) cannot be deleted.
2. In this procedure, you can also right-tap the manually-created hard drive in the disk info thumbnails and select Delete Volume in the menu.

Step 3: Click Yes to confirm deleting this hard drive.

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