Server Partition Manager

On the Internet, we can frequently see the intense discussion on whether it is necessary to convert dynamic disk to basic disk without losing data. To choose dynamic disk or basic disk is really an annoying question and maybe there is no right answer. People choose dynamic disk due to many reasons such as performing disk management tasks without having to restart the computer afterwards and dynamic disk supporting an unlimited number (up to 2000) of volumes. At the same time, lots of people still prefer basic disk because they think basic disk is the most compatible disk type while dynamic disk cannot be resized directly before Windows Vista.

Therefore, it is hard to say which is better. But many people must wonder how to convert basic disk to dynamic disk or change dynamic disk to basic safely. In Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 (32bit and 64bit), it is quite easy to convert basic disk to dynamic disk, but to convert dynamic disk to basic disk without losing data is very troublesome.

If we use the Windows built-in disk management to convert dynamic disk to basic disk, we need to delete all the volumes on the dynamic disk at first, which apparently isn’t a practical solution. Is there a third-party server partition manager which can contribute to solving this problem without data loss? Yes, MiniTool Partition Wizard is a reliable server program to help to convert dynamic disk to basic disk safely and efficiently.

After we download and install this software, we can finish this operation easily and independently with the instruction. In order to convert dynamic disk to basic disk without losing data, we just need to select the dynamic disk at first, and choose “Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic Disk” or right click the dynamic disk and choose the corresponding command. However, the change will not be carried out until we click “Apply”. This setting gives us the chance to avoid any mistaken operation and all changes can be previewed in the process of operating the server partition manager. So we can see MiniTool Partition Wizard is an easy-to-operate and powerful server disk management program.