dude instead of deleting the partitions individually, u could have just opened diskpart selected disk 3 and cleaned the entire disk. then you could have created the partition way more easily. otherwise, great video :)
I actually learned about the "clean" command shortly after posting this video. You're right it is much easier to be able to remove all the partitions simultaneously if that's what you're wanting to do... which is what I wanted to do in this video. I've pinned your comment so hopefully people will see our conversation here and learn that rather than selecting and deleting each partition individually if they want to remove them all simultaneously they can simply select their disk and then type "clean" and hit enter and be done.
Hey man, thanks for the reply, I recently started watching your videos, And its pretty good, also I think this was the first time I've ever commented on a video on youtube
@@deletedelete2016 I would use diskpart like I show in the video. Rather than doing like I did in the video and typing delete partition override you can instead select the disk you want and then just type clean and it will remove all the partitions on the drive simultaneously.
@@Maraksot78 My apologies, already saw the whole video, I was at work doing half job haha so I couldn't see the video completely. Gonna make the exact same thing using diskpart in a few hours because I made a huge mistake: full hard drive format from Disk Management :( Should I let it run until is done or pull the hard drive off like a real man? Haha
This worked like a charm! Got rid of those recovery partitions and now have a new storage drive. I would like to add that you can use a spare sata and power cable on your desktop to perform these tasks. That is what I did. Thank you very much for keeping the steps simple to follow.
You made it very easy. I followed along as you explained the how-tos and paused when needed. I did this for my wife using our Windows laptop so she'd have additional storage for her Chromebook. The one I did for my Mac was easy: I just reformatted it and now it's the Time Machine backup.
At first I was not able to delete the partitions on my former Macbook Pro HDD with the right click method on Disk Management, but after that I tried it with diskpart it worked like magic. Thanks to this video I can now use that HDD plus another SSD for my current MacBook Pro which only has a 256GB drive, thank you so much!
Thank you so much for your help. Actually i changed my laptop hdd with ssd and i was thinking that what im gonna do with the hdd after installing the ssd then i watched your video and i was like WTH I didn’t know that and now i won’t have to buy an extra external hdd and then i bought ORICO enclosure and worked so amazingly fast. I’m so happy now. Thanks again.
very straight forwards and almost exactly what I needed. I ended up doing DISKPART a bit different by using the clean function on the entire thing since I didn't need to worry about any files on it. But overall super glad to have such a straightforwards and well explained tutorial available
Thanks man, been using my old laptop hdd without being formatted coz I thought formatting it would render it useless but I appreciate a video this detailed in all the steps necessary and now I use the hdd as a single partition external good for just storing everything I need, thank u
Thanks very much for this video. I had removed a 500GB HDD from an old laptop and now I can use it as an external drive. Easy to follow instructions, thanks again.
Mine went totally different. When i opened disk management and let the wizard do its thing it asked me basically if i wanted to convert my basic disk into a dynamic disk, so i got scared and said no. Then i went into diskpart and deleted one partition with no problem, but the final active partition (O/S or partition3) won't delete. "the arguments specified for this command are not valid." Solved: I had to manually delete the partition called O/S, through disk management. Diskpart could only delete the OM partition. I didn't agree to making it dynamic at any point. Once O/S deleted i got one large empty partition like you had. Thank you for this video, i couldn't have don't it without you.
OMG so clear and concise with a pace that was ideal for anyone who might be trying to follow. And to pin someone else's comment at the top to clarify "cleaning" the partition - you sir are a gent.
Your video helped me to decide what to do with my old laptop hard drive. The laptop won't turn on and I still have tons of things I didn't get to back up. thank god I can recover all the stuff. thanks
Thanks for your video. My old laptop stopped working, the power button worked in the morning but later did not for my mother. I didn't really want to get rid of it but what to do with it? Now to see what else I can figure out.......
Your video was extremely helpful! I replaced an old HDD from my laptop and wanted to use it on my desktop as extra storage. Worked like a champ! Oh and by the way I had an extra sata cable so I just hooked it up that way and powered it directly through my power supply. Thanks again!
Thanks so much for this. I am NOT a tech savvy guy. But this walk through made this process easy and i now have an external hard drive for all my stuff. Thanks again.
+Common Man's Combatives yes, you can turn a 3.5" drive (typical destop drive) into an external drive however they require more power than a 2.5" laptop drive to operate so the USB cable alone doesn't provide enough power. The enclosure for one is of course bigger and then requires a power cable to be plugged into it along with the USB cable. But all the other stuff I show in this video about deleting partitions and formatting the drive works the same.
Maraksot78 Thanks. I ordered the enclosure but I wasn't sure if the partitions part was the same. Thanks again. Now I have two places to store all my important data. 👍
Somehow my instinct is telling me that this guy is going to be a great dad. I don't know, random stuff hahahaha. Anyway, thanks for the tutorial, it worked well in my case (pun intended).
reason why i wanna put alot of my driver stuff into my TB drive is because im on gaming laptop, so by storing alot of things into my TB drive, i would actually have no blocking space that will slow down my computer, onto its drive, so TB drive will actually be alot better.
HAHA! Important data... I see what you did there. LOVE the humor! OUTSTANDING introduction - I would just point out the path to $home and have them copy that entire folder to the USB drive. . Great vid!
Thank you, a 750gb hdd now has new life without having to learn how to take apart and install correctly in my new laptop. I'm anxious about it because it entails installing a fragile cable and I'd rather not break it, so $10 for a decent device provides me peace of mind.
thanks a lot dude. I was confused why my unallocated space is divided in two but after following what you did i found out there was a hidden partition in the drive and after deleting it my disk is good to go 👍
Thanks for this video 👍👍⭐⭐⭐ I didnt end up making my old hard drive an ext hard drive but used it as a clone for my current Mac lol. Since the old hard drive has already OS installed in it just had to reformat it to match Apple's new APFS, works fine, so now it's like I have a second "portable" Mac for $20 that can operate by plugging in to any Mac! Now Im just curious if Im gonna run into issues by doing this
from what I can understand, you can just use it as is with out deleting the particians, or is this prosses needed for the drive to act as an external? I dont really see the reason to remove the alocated areas unless there is a reason
You are correct. You don't need to remove the partitions if you don't want to. If you don't delete anything from the drive then you can still access all your files as they were on your computer before you removed the drive. All the file structure from before will remain in tact. In this video I just wanted to clear this drive off completely and start fresh so I showed how to do that.
To do it with a desktop hard drive the process is the same except you need a different adapter that has a power adapter for it too. One like this... amzn.to/3e6i7ik
Hi. I have just replaced an internal 3TB drive with a SSD. Just tried to used a Sata Adaptor but it does not register when connected with USB. You said the Sata adaptor is suitable for small powered SSD ( laptop ) so I am assuming the problem is a lack of power for the 3TB. How can I resolve this problem? I just want to clean and format the drive before selling. I am not an expert - DIY. Thank you.
hi!! I need help. I took out my hard drive from my old laptop but a plastic piece is attached to/around the pins! making it impossible to attach the IDE connector I bought... what should I do?
As long as the hard drive in your laptop is still working properly you can remove it and use an adapter cable or enclosure like I use in this video and then do whatever you want with all your old files. :)
I have an OLD laptop that I am attempting to salvage the hard drive from. It seems to have 48 pin. 44 and then 4. Any idea what I should be using for an adapter? Am I out of luck?
Great video, helped save me a considerable amount of time and money, also dude reminds me of a bargain bin Christian Slater. I think I'll subscribe. I like it.
