[How To] Convert Dynamic Disk Into Basic Disk In Windows 10/8/7

In our previous guide, we’ve seen how to perform basic to dynamic disk conversion:

How to convert basic disk into dynamic disk in Windows 10

With the recent trends, the dynamic disks are less often used. Hence, they’re now considered as deprecated. Microsoft recommends users to be on basic disk, that is why they uses it as default disk format in Windows OS. The main aim with which users converts basic to dynamic disk is to pool disks into larger volumes. Now there are new innovations available, such as storage spaces technology. These are substitutes of dynamic disk. You can find more on the web about such technologies.

Also a dynamic disk can’t perform these operations:

• Create and delete primary and extended partitions

• Create and delete logical drives within an extended partition

• Format a partition and mark it as active

So considering above mentioned facts, you might need to convert your dynamic disks into basic disk format. Below mentioned ways will help you to perform such a conversion.

How To Convert Dynamic Disk Into Basic Disk In Windows 10

WAY 1 – Via Disk Management Snap-in

1. Press + R to open Run and type diskmgmt.msc in it to open Disk Management. Click OK or press Enter.

2. In the Disk Management window, right click on the disk you want to convert to dynamic and select Convert to Basic Disk.

You’re done here. Your disk will be converted to basic format within few moments, depending upon your data and system configuration.

WAY 2 – Via Command Prompt

1. In Windows 10, right click on Start Button and select Command Prompt (Admin). On older Windows editions such as Windows 8/7, you can open Command Prompt as administrator, using search.

2. In the administrative Command Prompt window, type commands mentioned in bold and press Enter key:

diskpart                            Opens command-line Disk Management

list disk                           Lists all disks available

select disk #                       Replace # with disk number you want to convert basic

convert basic                       Performs dynamic to basic disk conversion

3. Close Command Prompt window and return to Desktop.

So this is how you can perform dynamic to basic disk conversion in Windows OS.

That’s it!

Also see: Understanding different disk partitions in Windows 10.