How to easily and effectively Manage Disk/Drives Storage Settings in Windows 11

Windows 10’s Windows Settings very often lack adequate disc management tools. With the appropriate disc management tools built into Settings, Windows 11 fills this gap in the operating system. Your storage drive will now be analyzed so that you can manage your store without having to leave your Settings window.

In this article, we will discuss how you can manage Disk/Drives Storage Settings in Windows 11. We will also look at some tips to manage the drive space in Windows 11.

Manage Disk/Drives Storage Settings in Windows 11

You can manage the disc and drive storage settings in Windows 11 by following the given detailed instructions –

Explore your Storage Device:

1. Click the ‘Windows key’ and the ‘I key’ at the same time.
2. Select “System” in the Settings window.
3. To access storage settings on the left-hand side, tap “Storage”.
4. “Advanced storage settings” will appear.
5. “Disk & Volumes” is located in the right-hand pane. Scroll down and click on it. This will enable you to analyze your storage devices.

You will be able to see all of your device’s drives, along with external media storage. You can access your desktop storage devices right from the Settings window.

1. To explore a drive, try clicking on the drop-down icon next to the drive’s name.
2. Then, select the drive that you would like to access from the drop-down list. There will be two options available to you.
3. Simply click on “Explore” to begin.

It will open the File Explorer and allow you to access the specified portion of the drive. You are free to access the drive in any way you choose.

Changing the Drive’s Label:

Follow the steps below to change the drive letter of a drive –

1. The first step is to go to the Settings page.
2. Next, select “System” from the drop-down menu.
3. Now select “Storage” in the left-hand pane of the System Settings window.
4. Accessed from the right pane, tap “Advanced storage settings”.
5. “Disk & volumes” is located on the right-hand side of the page.
6. To rename a drive, click its drop-down icon.
7. Then, you will see all of the drives’ distinct partitions. Click on the partition that has the largest size available to you.
8. When you’ve selected the partition, click on “Properties”.
9. Next, you’ll see a section called “Volume Data”.
10. Click on “Change Label” to change the label.
11. Just type a fresh drive letter for the drive in the drive letter field.
12. To set the drive letter, click “OK.”

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Increase and Decrease the Partition Size:

Similar settings can be used to increase and decrease the partition size of the drives.

1. Go to the Settings menu and select “Change Settings”.
2. Next, follow the same steps as before to access the “Manage Disks and Volumes” window.
3. Select the drive that you want to expand. It will display the drive’s partitions.
4. “Properties” can be accessed by clicking on the partition you would like to increase again.
5. Now tap on “Change size.”
6. The “Change size” pane will show up after clicking “OK”. Set a new size. This value is expressed in megabytes (MB).
7. Then click Ok.
8. Based on the size of the increase, the whole process may take a while.

How to View Usage of the Drive?

The drive’s usage can now be viewed more clearly. What folders are taking up the most space can be determined this way.

1. Go to the Settings menu and select “Change Settings”.
2. Following the previous steps, open the Manage discs and volumes settings once more.
3. Select the “Properties” once more to check it out.
4. Tap on “View Usage” after scrolling through the settings
5. All of the folders on the drive are now listed, along with how much space they are currently taking up.
6. You can also click on specific folders to see which apps and files are stored there.

This feature significantly improves the usability of Settings.

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Formatting or Deleting the Partition:

It’s possible to delete or format a partition from the Settings menu bar. Make a backup of the partition before actually deleting or formatting it to prevent data loss.

1. The first step is to go to the Settings page.
2. Go to the ‘Manage discs and volumes’ settings, as described above.
3. Simply tap on “Properties” once more to check it out.
4. After scrolling down to the bottom of the settings screen, click on “Delete” to remove it.
5. Delete the drive from your desktop by clicking this button. As soon as the instructions appear on the screen, follow them to complete the process.
6. If you’d like to format the drive, tap “Format” to begin.
7. Follow the formatting directives in the same way as before.
8. Depending on the size of the partition you’re trying to format, the above process can take a while.

That’s all there is to it! Disk management operations are available directly from the Settings menu.

Now let us know some tips to manage the drive’s space.

Tips to Manage Drive Space in Windows 11

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