What is the NTFS partition? Is it safe to remove an NTFS partition? This tutorial on MiniTool Software aims to show you details about the NTFS file system and how to delete NTFS partition via Disk Management, CMD, and a third-party partition management tool.

A Brief Introduction to NTFS Partition

Computer disks rely on file systems to store or organize data. New Technology File System (NTFS) is the preferred file system on Windows operating systems developed by Microsoft. It is widely trusted by users for its high security, stability, and disk compression.

Nonetheless, many users need to delete an NTFS partition for many purposes, such as freeing up disk space, rebuilding partition table, clearing data, etc. Windows provides several options for deleting NTFS partitions, and we will explain them one by one below.

Top 3 Ways to Remove Partition on External Hard Drive
Top 3 Ways to Remove Partition on External Hard Drive

Want to remove partition on external hard drive but do not know how? Now read this step-by-step tutorial to do that.

Read More

How to Delete NTFS Partition Windows 11/10/8/7

Listed below are different approaches to remove NTFS partition, and you can choose the preferred one based on your situation.

Tips:
Before removing an NTFS partition, it is always recommended to take a partition backup as removing a partition will delete all files on the drive. Just download and run MiniTool ShadowMaker (30-day free trial) to back up your files or the whole NTFS partition.

MiniTool ShadowMaker TrialClick to Download100%Clean & Safe

Method 1. Use Disk Management

Disk Management is the built-in partition manager that helps you manage internal/external hard drives and removable disks. You can utilize it to delete an NTFS partition.

Tips:
If you need to delete an NTFS partition on a removable drive, you are required to connect the target drive to your computer first.

Step 1. On the taskbar, right-click the Windows logo button to select Disk Management.

Step 2. Find and right-click the NTFS partition, then select the Delete Volume option from the context menu.

delete volume

Step 3. In the pop-up window, select Yes to continue. After that, the NTFS partition will become unallocated and you can create new partitions on it.

Top 3 Ways to Remove Partitions on SSD in Windows
Top 3 Ways to Remove Partitions on SSD in Windows

Are you looking for a way to remove partitions on SSD? Here this step-by-step tutorial explores several feasible approaches.

Read More

Method 2. Use Command Prompt

The next way is how to delete a partition using Command Prompt. If you are familiar with the Diskpart command line tool, you can apply this method.

Step 1. Press the Windows + R key combination, then type diskpart in the text box and click OK.

Step 2. If you see the User Account Control window, just click the Yes option.

Step 3. Next, type the following commands, and press Enter after each command:

  • list disk
  • select disk * (replace * with the disk number of the disk where the unwanted NTFS partition is located)
  • list partition
  • select partition * (replace * with the NTFS partition number)
  • delete partition
delete the NTFS partition using Diskpart

Method 3. Use MiniTool Partition Wizard

Alternatively, you can remove NTFS partition with the help of a third-party partition manager, MiniTool Partition Wizard. Serving as the most effective disk management tool, it excels at creating/deleting partitions, extending/shrinking volumes, formatting disks, wiping hard drives, converting MBR to GPT or vice versa, etc.

Tips:
MiniTool Partition Wizard Free supports removing data partitions but does not support deleting the system partition or the volume where page files, crash dump files, and hibernation files are saved. If you want to delete the system partition, you are required to choose an advanced edition.
How to Format SSD With OS on It (2 Reliable Ways)
How to Format SSD With OS on It (2 Reliable Ways)

Want to format an SSD running Windows operating system but cannot do it? Here this post shows you how to format SSD with OS on it.

Read More

Step 1. Download, install, and launch MiniTool Partition Wizard Free.

MiniTool Partition Wizard FreeClick to Download100%Clean & Safe

Step 2. On the home page of this partition magic, right-click on the target NTFS partition and click the Delete option.

delete the NTFS partition

Step 3. Finally, hit the Apply button from the bottom left corner to complete the process.

Further Reading:

If you accidentally delete a partition storing important data and do not have a backup file, is there any chance to recover the lost files? Fortunately, the answer is positive. You can recover data after deleting a partition by using MiniTool Power Data Recovery. Its Free Edition supports free file scan, preview, and 1 GB of free data recovery.

MiniTool Power Data Recovery FreeClick to Download100%Clean & Safe

Fix External Hard Drive Shows Unallocated and Recover Data
Fix External Hard Drive Shows Unallocated and Recover Data

External hard drive shows unallocated? Now read this post to see how to fix unallocated external hard drive without losing data.

Read More

Conclusion

How to delete NTFS partition? You can utilize Disk Management, the Diskpart tool, and MiniTool Partition Wizard.

If you encounter any issues while using MiniTool software to perform NTFS partition deletion and recovery, please feel free to send an email to [email protected].

  • linkedin
  • reddit

About The Author

Shirley
Shirley

Position: Columnist

Shirley graduated from English major and is currently an editor of MiniTool Team. She likes browsing and writing IT-related articles, and is committed to becoming a professional IT problem solver. The topic of her articles are generally about data recovery, data backup, and computer disk management, as well as other IT issues. In spare time, she likes watching movies, hiking and fishing.