When you try to install the Windows operating system, especially Windows 10 from a USB drive, you might encounter the “We couldn’t create a new partition or locate an existing one” error message. This error can prevent you from installing Windows on your hard drive or SSD. This error message can be caused by various reasons, such as a corrupted USB, incorrect drive format, and more. Hence, to fix this issue and install your Windows 10 operating system without any hurdles, this guide will help you.
The error message “We couldn’t create a new partition” can appear on your Windows 10/11 computer due to the following reasons:
You can fix these issues to install a fresh Windows operating system on your desktop by following these steps:
When you have multiple drives connected to your disk drive you may face the couldn’t create a new partition error. You can fix this by disconnecting all external and internal storage devices from your computer except the primary hard drive or SSD and the USB drive that contains the Windows operating system installation files. This includes external HDDs, SSDs, USB Drives, SD cards, as well as any internal HDDs that are not used for installing Windows. Now try installing Windows 10 on your computer to fix the issue.
Disconnecting internal HDDs may require you to manually remove them from your computer which can be troublesome. In such cases, you can disable all the HDDs not used while installing the Windows from the BIOS settings as follows:
If the above solution fails, you might have to format your hard drive or SSD using the diskpart command. This will erase all data on your drive, so make sure you back up any important files, then follow these steps:
create partition primary size=10000
assign letter=X
format fs=ntfs quick label=”System”
active
exit
exit
That’s everything covered on how to fix the “we couldn’t create a new partition error on your Windows desktop. Also, check out our other guides, such as How to install software without admin rights on Windows 10 or How to fix your computer is low on memory error on Windows.
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