Convert hard disk from GPT to MBR and vice versa and learn about hard disk partitioning
Convert hard disk from mbr to gpt and vice versa
In today's video, my dear friends, we will learn together about a program to convert your operating system disk from GPT to MBR and vice versa without formatting or losing any data. At this moment, some of the problems you face will be solved, including installing Windows without problems, for example, or even storing large files.
Explanation of converting the hard disk from GPT to MBR Disk
What is the difference between converting a disk to gpt and mbr?
They are basically types of correct partitioning of the hard disk and converting the disk from mbr to gpt is for certain reasons or problems that the user sometimes faces and we will not mention these problems today, but the most famous of them is the problem of installing the system or Windows itself and during the installation a problem appears to you which is that the hard disk or storage units are not visible during installation and this is mostly due to the type of partitioning.
What does it mean to convert MBR and GPT disk?
In order to partition your hard disk correctly, you must know and determine the type of partitioning for the hard disk. You will find that you have two types of partitioning, which are MBR and GPT, which are basically called partition style. The word MBR is an abbreviation for “Master Boot Record”, which is the most popular and most used type among computer and Windows users. As for the word GPT, it is an abbreviation for “GUID Partition Table”, which is the modern type of hard disk partitioning that contains better features than the old MBR type.
Convert hard drive from mbr to gpt
Today we will use one of the most famous programs for partitioning hard disks and maintaining storage units, which is MPW or Minitool Partition Wizard, and through it we will learn how to convert the hard disk from GPT to MBR without losing data. You can download Minitool Partition Wizard from the link at the bottom of the article.
Download Minitool Partition Wizard
What is the most common type of division?
Before converting your hard disk, you should know that the most common partition type among users is the Master Boot Record type, but the newer and less common type is the Guid Partition Table type.