Re: Difference Between Basic and Dynamic Disks
There are two types of disks: basic and dynamic. Disks that contain basic partitions are referred to as basic disks, and disks that contain dynamic partitioning are referred to as dynamic disks. A volume cannot contain basic and dynamic partitions. On dynamic disks, volumes generally have no relation to the partitions on the disk
The main differences between basic and dynamic disks are:
- Dynamic disks support multipartition volumes; basic disks do not.
- Windows stores basic disk partition information in the registry and dynamic disk partition information on the disk.
The operations common to basic and dynamic disks are the following:
- Check disk properties, such as capacity, available free space, and current status.
- View volume and partition properties, such as size, drive-letter assignment, label, type, and file system.
- Establish drive-letter assignments for disk volumes or partitions, and for CD-ROM devices.
- Establish disk sharing and security arrangements for a volume or partition.
- Upgrade a basic disk to dynamic, or revert a dynamic disk to basic.
Here is the Microsoft guide to make you understand the full concept : Basic and Dynamic Disks
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