Readers help support Windows Report. We may get a commission if you buy through our links. To convert a dynamic disk to basic Windows 11, delete all the volumes and data using Disk Management, then ...

When you create a partition on a hard drive in Windows, you have the option to choose between a dynamic and a basic disk. A dynamic disk is useful for advanced storage configurations, such as creating ...

description: Learn how to convert a dynamic disk back to a basic disk by using Windows Disk Management or the command line. # Change a dynamic disk back to a basic disk This article describes how to ...

Hmm, my main PC motherboard died so I decided to just recycle some of the hardware and make a new machine. My old machine was Windows XP SP3 and the new machine is Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. I had a data ...

Windows XP Professional supports two types of disk storage: basic and dynamic. Basic disk storage uses partition-oriented disks. A basic disk contains basic volumes (primary partitions, extended ...

Yesterday, I had a PSS call where the MS guy I spoke to showed me this procedure. I'm posting it here so that others may not need to pay $245 to learn the same thing.<BR><BR>**Disclaimer: This ONLY ...

Windows 11/10 streamlined the process of using unused space in disk partitions. Making further partitions became easier. But the new structure hasn’t been bug-free. When you try to format raw space or ...

Virtual Disk Service Error: The Disk Is Not Empty error appears when converting a dynamic disk to a basic one. This issue is caused if there are data or volumes in ...