To convert a dynamic disk to basic in Windows 11, you will need to delete all the volumes and data from the drive. Here's how you do it!

Converting a Basic disk to a Dynamic disk on Windows Before we dive into the actual methods, it’s important to understand the differences between a basic and dynamic disk. This will help you decide if ...

Spread the loveWhen 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, ...

Warning To convert a dynamic disk back to a basic disk, you must delete all volumes and permanently erase all data from the disk. Before proceeding, make sure you back up any data you want to keep.

Once all the volumes on the dynamic disk are deleted, you will see the dynamic disk presented as unallocated disk space. Right-click on the disk and select Convert to basic.

This article describes how to delete everything on a dynamic disk and then convert it back to a basic disk. Dynamic disks have been deprecated from Windows and are no longer recommended.

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But now it does not read it correctly. In Disk Management the drive shows up as a dynamic disk. I did some reading and it seems that the Windows 7 machine will only read it as a Basic disk.