Log into the VM as a System Administrator and open a Command Prompt or start Windows PowerShell.

If the Windows Disk Manager shows only two partitions, excluding the Microsoft Reserved Partition and the DataControl private partition, use this procedure to see if there is a hidden Snapshot partition on the disk.

If a request to add, encrypt, or extend a Windows disk fails with an error stating there are too many partitions on the disk, the problem may be that Windows added a Snapshot partition at the beginning of the disk. I think it is time to contact the warranty.Detecting and Removing a Windows Snapshot Partition Now the drive does not show up in diskpart.

Then I tried to reformat everything to NTFS, and this failed and when I canceled the format the drive stopped showing up. I tried deleting twice, once it errored, the second time said it was successful, then reloaded and nothing changed. I tried GParted from a Debian boot drive. Please select an empty missing disk to delete. The disk you specified cannot be deleted. See the System Event Log for more information. I get the same issue for all partitions DISKPART> list diskĬannot delete a protected partition without the force protected parameter set.ĭiskPart has encountered an error: Incorrect function. Is there a better way to wipe the drive, or is it dead and of the need for replacement? (The SSD is under warranty. I was able to read the data enough to get my data off, but I now have a 'working drive' that I cannot touch. I have tried to wipe the drive in many ways, and none of them work. My boot drive stopped booting with a registry issue, and now I cannot wipe the drive from a fresh windows image (on disk 1).

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