This step-by-step tutorial will illustrate you how to fix “We couldn’t create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information, see the Setup log files” error when doing a clean install of Windows 10/8/7.
In the previous post, I’ve shared following tutorial to do a clean install of Windows 10:
See also:
- How to do a Clean Install of Windows 10
- Repairing and Fixing Error Code 0x800701e3
After following the above mentioned tutorial, many users came around the following error while selecting the custom location for installing Windows:
We couldn’t create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information, see the Setup log files.
We couldn’t create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information, see the Setup log files
If you’re also getting this problem while installing Windows 10, this tutorial is helpful for you.
How To Fix Error “We Couldn’t Create A New Partition Or Locate An Existing One” in Windows 10/8/7
Step 1. First thing first, start Windows setup via a bootable USB, CD or DVD. And then get to the point where Windows requires you the location to install. When the error occurs, press SHIFT+F10 keys to open Command Prompt.
You may also like: How To Create Windows 10 USB Install Drive
Step 2. When the Command Prompt window opens, run these commands one by one:
diskpart
list disk
select disk X (X: Select the system disk you use)
clean
create partition primary size=5000
format fs=ntfs
assign
active
list volume
exit
Step 3. Then, change directory to the USB flash drive, in my case cd d:
after that you need to copy all the Windows installation files from USB drive to C: drive xcopy d: c:/e /h /k
Step 4. You can now close Command Prompt and unplug the installation USB drive from computer and restart. After that, start the installation process again.
This time error “We couldn’t create a new partition” will not happen.
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Hope something helps you.
