How to Remove/Delete Hidden Partition on USB Drive in Windows 10/8/7?
Geeks - To delete a hidden partition on a USB drive in Windows 10/8/7, you can follow these steps:
Open the start menu and search for "Disk Management".
Click on "Create and format hard disk partitions" in the search results to open the Disk Management window.
Right-click on the hidden partition on the USB drive and select "Delete Volume".
Confirm the action by clicking "Yes" when prompted.
Alternatively, you can use the Diskpart command-line utility to delete the hidden partition on the USB drive. Here's how:
Open the start menu and type "cmd" in the search box.
Right-click on "Command Prompt" in the search results and select "Run as administrator".
In the Command Prompt window, type "diskpart" and press Enter. This will launch the Diskpart utility.
Type "list disk" and press Enter to display a list of disks connected to your computer.
Type "select disk X" and press Enter, replacing X with the number of the USB drive that contains the hidden partition you want to delete.
Type "list partition" and press Enter to display a list of partitions on the selected disk.
Type "select partition X" and press Enter, replacing X with the number of the hidden partition you want to delete.
Type "delete partition" and press Enter to delete the selected partition.
Please note that these steps will permanently delete the data on the hidden partition, so make sure you have backed up any important files before proceeding.
