Re: what is a GPT disk?

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While true, Clusters don't carry about partitions ;)

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"Kenny Speer" <kenny.speer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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GPT disks also support up to 128 partitions rather than the 4 primary
partitions limited to MBR. Also, GPT keeps a backup of the partition
table at the end of the disk. Basically, MBR has been around for many
many many years, and GPT is it's updated twenty-first century counterpart.

GPT will someday be the standard since it's not a Windows specific spec
and EFI uses GPT style partition tables.

~kenny

nobody wrote:
So there is no advantage of converting to GPT unless I need over 2TB or
more partitions/disk right?
"Russ Kaufmann [MVP]" <russ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"nobody" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Can someone please explain what a GPT disk is and how that compares to
basicc and dynamic disks?
GPT is in comparison to MBR. A GPT disk can support larger than 2 TB
volumes where MBR can not.

A GPT disk can be basic or dynamic, just like an MBR disk can be basic
or dynamic.


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