Format and create partitions: The best tools for your hard drive

If you want to format your hard drive in order to make space or divide the space up again with partitions, you can do this with suitable software. We will show you which free options are available.

Format and partition hard drives: Free programs

To get to your destination quickly and easily, you can have the work done by software. So also when formatting and partitioning hard drives:

• The free HDD LLF Low Level Format Tool formats all types of data carriers. The SD Formatter specializes in memory cards, the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool on USB sticks.
• You can also create and edit partitions with the Easeus Partition Master or GParted Live. GParted works without installation and can therefore also be started from a USB stick.

Format and create partitions: this is how it works without software

• Windows is already equipped with on-board means for formatting and partitioning hard drives. With the right instructions, you don't need any additional software.
• Formatting hard drives is particularly easy with this guide. The creation of hard disk partitions is a little more complex, but also not rocket science.

In the next practical tip, we will show you how to create a recovery partition under Windows.