Partition for New T440s

Hi all,
I just bought a new T440s at Lenovo online. But when I started my coumpter, I found that all the storage of my hard disk is under C. I want to partition them into C , D ,F and E. Is there a guide/article to help me on this issue in a safe way? I don't want to get the new system mess up. Thanks very much.
Best,
Wenbo
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Wenbo, a couple of years ago I wanted to replace the original 60 gig solid state drive in my T400s with a 256 gig - the 60 gig was comprised of C space ( my working space) , S space ( system files) , and L space ( Lenovo file space ) - most of the space was C but I was using it up fast - I used the Lenovo backup and restore utility that came with the machine - when I was finised I noticed that I didn't gain much storage as now the L space for some reason was much bigger.
Windows 7 at the time didn't have re-partitioning capability and so I bought Acronis Disk Director - it worked like a charm and ended up with enough C space to last me a long time - it cost me $50 at the time but that new hard drive was $800 and so I think the money was well spent .
Hope this helps ! Good Luck !!

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