Finally, data from the backup must be copied back over to the newly re-formatted basic disk.ĭynamic disks provide the capability for software implementations of RAID. Second, the dynamic disk must be re-formatted as a basic disk (erasing all data).

To perform a downgrade, data on the dynamic disk must first be backed up onto some other storage device. Volumes can use any supported file system.īasic disks can be upgraded to dynamic disks, however when this is done the disk cannot easily be downgraded to a basic disk again. Dynamic storage involves the use of a single partition that covers the entire disk, and the disk itself is divided into volumes or combined with other disks to form volumes that are greater in size than one disk itself. This is the way that all versions of Windows that were reliant on DOS-handled storage took, and disks formatted in this manner are known as basic disks. 5 Incorrectly displaying partition tablesīasic storage involves dividing a disk into primary and extended partitions.4.2 Advantages of using a 1-MiB alignment boundary.4.1 Compatibility problems with using a 1-MiB alignment boundary.

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