Windows Installation and built-in disk management tool ensure that hard disks initialized by can be converted to dynamic drive without data loss. On dynamic disks, there are some features which basic drive does not, such as the ability to setup multiple-disk volumes including simple, mirrored, striped, spanned and raid-5 volume. Before changing disk to dynamic, Windows OS will suggest you close other application programs that are running on the dynamic disk.
Any existing partition on basic drive will become dynamic simple volume after you change a basic disk to dynamic, also you cannot directly change the simple volume back to basic partition. Any dynamic partition cannot be applied by Windows 9X/ME/NT/DOS and Windows 7, XP, VISTA Home Edition, so based on the inconvenience you have to convert back it.
Steps to convert dynamic partition to basic
There are two right ways to help you change dynamic to basic partition; See the first way:
* Press WIN+R and input "diskmgmt.msc" to open Windows in-built disk management snap-in.
* Backup all documents on any dynamic partition to a removable disk or USB drive.
* Delete all volumes in the dynamic disk.
* Right click the dynamic drive that you want to convert basic and choose "Convert to Basic Disk" option.
* Re-create the partition on the basic disk after completing the conversion.
* Restore the previous data back to basic partition.
Please note that before you could convert it back, the dynamic disk must be empty. If you want to keep your files, back it up or move it to another partition or removable disk before you change dynamic partition to basic. This way is relatively cumbersome, and need you backup, delete and restore.
Another method is that using 3rd-party software to change dynamic partition back. If you do not intend to do manually this conversion, it is a right way that using Dynamic Disk Converter. It is able to safely and directly convert dynamic disk to basic disk without losing data and also it just take 3 seconds for the process. Please refer to below steps.
* Run the Dynamic Disk Converter and skip the welcome screen by clicking Next button.
* Select the dynamic drive that you wish to convert back to basic.
* Confirm the selected disk that you want to convert.
* Click the Proceed button to start convert.
* Wait for a few seconds. A result will show to you and restart your computer to take effect.
Any existing partition on basic drive will become dynamic simple volume after you change a basic disk to dynamic, also you cannot directly change the simple volume back to basic partition. Any dynamic partition cannot be applied by Windows 9X/ME/NT/DOS and Windows 7, XP, VISTA Home Edition, so based on the inconvenience you have to convert back it.
Steps to convert dynamic partition to basic
There are two right ways to help you change dynamic to basic partition; See the first way:
* Press WIN+R and input "diskmgmt.msc" to open Windows in-built disk management snap-in.
* Backup all documents on any dynamic partition to a removable disk or USB drive.
* Delete all volumes in the dynamic disk.
* Right click the dynamic drive that you want to convert basic and choose "Convert to Basic Disk" option.
* Re-create the partition on the basic disk after completing the conversion.
* Restore the previous data back to basic partition.
Please note that before you could convert it back, the dynamic disk must be empty. If you want to keep your files, back it up or move it to another partition or removable disk before you change dynamic partition to basic. This way is relatively cumbersome, and need you backup, delete and restore.
Another method is that using 3rd-party software to change dynamic partition back. If you do not intend to do manually this conversion, it is a right way that using Dynamic Disk Converter. It is able to safely and directly convert dynamic disk to basic disk without losing data and also it just take 3 seconds for the process. Please refer to below steps.
* Run the Dynamic Disk Converter and skip the welcome screen by clicking Next button.
* Select the dynamic drive that you wish to convert back to basic.
* Confirm the selected disk that you want to convert.
* Click the Proceed button to start convert.
* Wait for a few seconds. A result will show to you and restart your computer to take effect.
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