Have you ever wished you had an extra Hard Disk to store files, share, or set aside as an encrypted vault? One of the new features in Windows 7 is the ability to create Virtual Hard Disks and we’ll show you how.

您是否曾经希望拥有一块额外的硬盘来存储文件，共享或保留为加密的保管库？ Windows 7的新功能之一是能够创建虚拟硬盘，我们将向您展示如何进行。

Create a Virtual Drive 

创建一个虚拟驱动器

This process creates virtual disks in the .VHD format where the minimum size is 3MB. To begin, Right-click on My Computer and select to Manage. Alternately you can type diskmgmt.msc into the Start search box and enter.

此过程将创建.VHD格式的虚拟磁盘，最小大小为3MB。 首先，右键单击“我的电脑”，然后选择“管理”。 或者，您可以在“开始”搜索框中键入diskmgmt.msc并输入。




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The Computer Management screen opens click on Disk Management then Action and Create VHD.

将打开“计算机管理”屏幕，然后依次单击“磁盘管理”和“操作并创建VHD”。


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Browse to the directory you want the disk to reside, choose the size you want it to be, and select dynamic or a fixed. If you want the disk to expand in size as you add files to it, then pick Dynamically expanding. Check Fixed size if you want a specific size and for it to stay that way.

浏览到您要磁盘驻留的目录，选择所需大小，然后选择动态或固定。 如果要在向磁盘添加文件时扩展磁盘的大小，请选择“动态扩展”。 如果您想要特定的尺寸并保持该尺寸，请选中固定尺寸。


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In Disk Management you will see the virtual drive listed as unallocated space.

在磁盘管理中，您将看到虚拟驱动器列为未分配空间。


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To begin using it you’ll need to Right-click and select Initialize Disk.

要开始使用它，您需要右键单击并选择Initialize Disk。


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In the initialize disk box just keep MBR selected and hit OK.

在“初始化磁盘”框中，只需选择MBR，然后单击“确定”。


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Create a Volume

创建一个卷

Now it is time to create a volume by Right-clicking the unallocated space and select New Simple Volume.

现在是时候通过右键单击未分配的空间并选择New Simple Volume创建卷。


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The New Simple Volume Wizard starts up and it’s just a matter of completing it.

新的简单卷向导将启动，只需完成它即可。


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Choose the amount of space you want to use for the volume.

选择要用于该卷的空间量。


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Assign it a dive letter that is not currently being used.

给它分配一个当前不使用的潜水字母。


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Format the new volume as NTFS, FAT32, or FAT. Check if you want a quick format and file compression.

将新卷格式化为NTFS，FAT32或FAT。 检查是否需要快速格式化和文件压缩。


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The wizard is complete, click on Finish.

向导完成后，单击“完成”。


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If you have AutoPlay enabled it should pop up for you to open up your new virtual hard disk.

如果启用了“自动播放”，则应弹出以打开新的虚拟硬盘。


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It will be listed with the other disks in Disk Management.

它将与“磁盘管理”中的其他磁盘一起列出。


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Of course you will also see it listen under My Computer.

当然，您也会在“我的电脑”下看到它。


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This is a cool new feature that will let you use the disk as you would any type of real disk. You can encrypt it, share it out to other systems, store files to it…however you would use an extra disk connected to your system.

这是一项很酷的新功能，可让您像使用任何类型的实际磁盘一样使用磁盘。 您可以对其进行加密，共享给其他系统，将文件存储到其中……但是，您将使用连接到系统的额外磁盘。


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This is a cool new feature in Windows 7 that will add extra functionality and options to your current system. There are several ways you can use your VHD including making it bootable. If you have used your geek imagination and have come up with unique ways to use a VHD, leave a comment to tell us about it.

这是Windows 7中的一项很酷的新功能，它将为当前系统添加额外的功能和选项。 您可以使用多种方法来使用VHD，包括使其可启动。 如果您使用了怪胎的想象力，并且想出了使用VHD的独特方法，请发表评论以告诉我们。

翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/5291/how-to-create-a-virtual-hard-drive-in-windows-7/