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noerr
For scripting only. When an error is encountered, DiskPart continues to process commands as if the error did not occur. Without this parameter, an error causes DiskPart to exit with an error code.
override
Enables DiskPart to delete all simple volumes on the disk. If the disk contains half of a mirrored volume, the half of the mirror on the disk is deleted. The delete disk override command fails if the disk is a member of a RAID-5 volume.
Examples
To delete a missing dynamic disk from the list of disks, type:
delete disk
delete partition
Deletes the partition with focus. Before you begin, you must select a partition for this operation to succeed. Use the select partition command to select a partition and shift the focus to it.
Warning
Deleting a partition on a dynamic disk can delete all dynamic volumes on the disk, destroying any data and leaving the disk in a corrupt state.
You can't delete the system partition, boot partition, or any partition that contains the active paging file or crash dump information.
Syntax
delete partition [noerr] [override]
Parameters
Parameter
Description
noerr
For scripting only. When an error is encountered, DiskPart continues to process commands as if the error did not occur. Without this parameter, an error causes DiskPart to exit with an error code.
override
Enables DiskPart to delete any partition regardless of type. Typically, DiskPart only permits you to delete known data partitions.
Remarks
To delete a dynamic volume, always use the delete volume command instead.
Partitions can be deleted from dynamic disks, but they shouldn't be created. For example, it's possible to delete an unrecognized GUID Partition Table (GPT) partition on a dynamic GPT disk. Deleting such a partition doesn't cause the resulting free space to become available. Instead, This command is intended to allow you to reclaim space on a corrupted offline dynamic disk in an emergency situation where the clean command in DiskPart can't be used.
Examples
To delete the partition with focus, type:
delete partition
delete shadows
Deletes shadow copies.
Syntax
delete shadows [all | volume <volume> | oldest <volume> | set <setID> | id <shadowID> | exposed {<drive> | <mountpoint>}]
Parameters
Parameter
Description
all
Deletes all shadow copies.
volume <volume>
Deletes all shadow copies of the given volume.
oldest <volume>
Deletes the oldest shadow copy of the given volume.
set <setID>
Deletes the shadow copies in the Shadow Copy Set of the given ID. You can specify an alias by using the % symbol if the alias exists in the current environment.
id <shadowID>
Deletes a shadow copy of the given ID. You can specify an alias by using the % symbol if the alias exists in the current environment.
exposed {<drive> | <mountpoint>}
Deletes shadow copies exposed at the specified drive or mount point.
<volume>
<volume>
<setID>
<shadowID>
<drive>
<mountpoint>
delete volume
Deletes the selected volume. Before you begin, you must select a volume for this operation to succeed. Use the select volume command to select a volume and shift the focus to it.
Important
You can't delete the system volume, boot volume, or any volume that contains the active paging file or crash dump (memory dump).
Syntax
delete volume [noerr]