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Help with installing on an ext HDD - sancha23 - 06-14-2019
Hi all,
I tried to fresh install win10 to an external 1tb HDD but it asks to format the the drive. unfortunately i have filled it. and only about 200 GB is free space now. which is more than enough for a windows installation. i can't move or delete those files as i don't have any other storage option. is there any way to install into that free space without wiping / formatting the whole drive? I will follow any step by step instructions. thanks in advance.
RE: Help with installing on an ext HDD - admin - 06-14-2019
When you use WinToUSB to create Windows To Go, you can select the "Keep the existing partition scheme" option to use the existing disk partition layout. However, the partition layout must meet certain conditions, for more infomation please refer to the link below:
https://www.easyuefi.com/wintousb/resource/manually-prepare-the-partitions-for-windows-to-go.html
RE: Help with installing on an ext HDD - sancha23 - 06-14-2019
(06-14-2019, 07:28 PM)admin Wrote: When you use WinToUSB to create Windows To Go, you can select the "Keep the existing partition scheme" option to use the existing disk partition layout. However, the partition layout must meet certain conditions, for more infomation please refer to the link below:
https://www.easyuefi.com/wintousb/resource/manually-prepare-the-partitions-for-windows-to-go.html
Thank you for the reply.
yes i read that all, and awkward to ask it here again, but please clarify followings as you should be expert in these things.
can i use the shrink feature in the disk management to create the required system and boot partitions? will it allow the rest of the stuff in my external drive to be?
i don't even want to try that because i have very very important data in that.
i have about 200 GB free space, all i ask is,
can i shrink that and will be able to create those required partitions using the freed up space? will the rest of the stuff stay as it is during all these stuff i don't want to mess up the drive.
also previously i tried installing win7 to a usb flash drive which worked flawlessly but the windows kept giving me pagefile error . this is understandable as windows 7 can't create page file in usb storage. any way to circumvent this? does windows 10 has this issue too? or an internal HDD is a must for this?
thanks in advance.
RE: Help with installing on an ext HDD - admin - 06-14-2019
(06-14-2019, 09:56 PM)sancha23 Wrote:(06-14-2019, 07:28 PM)admin Wrote: When you use WinToUSB to create Windows To Go, you can select the "Keep the existing partition scheme" option to use the existing disk partition layout. However, the partition layout must meet certain conditions, for more infomation please refer to the link below:
https://www.easyuefi.com/wintousb/resource/manually-prepare-the-partitions-for-windows-to-go.html
Thank you for the reply.
yes i read that all, and awkward to ask it here again, but please clarify followings as you should be expert in these things.
can i use the shrink feature in the disk management to create the required system and boot partitions? will it allow the rest of the stuff in my external drive to be?
i don't even want to try that because i have very very important data in that.
i have about 200 GB free space, all i ask is,
can i shrink that and will be able to create those required partitions using the freed up space? will the rest of the stuff stay as it is during all these stuff i don't want to mess up the drive.
also previously i tried installing win7 to a usb flash drive which worked flawlessly but the windows kept giving me pagefile error . this is understandable as windows 7 can't create page file in usb storage. any way to circumvent this? does windows 10 has this issue too? or an internal HDD is a must for this?
thanks in advance.
Yes, of course you can shrink the existing partition to free up space and then create the system and boot partitions. Windows 10 does not have paging file issues, therefore, we recommend that you create Windows To Go using Windows 10 and an external hard disk. Also, if you're still worried about your data, buy another external disk to create Windows To Go.
RE: Help with installing on an ext HDD - sancha23 - 06-15-2019
Thank you very much, that is really helpful.
RE: Help with installing on an ext HDD - admin - 06-16-2019
I am only too glad to be able to help you.