Changing a section of the partition to a GPT file instead of the whole drive

F5F Stay Refreshed Software Operating Systems Changing a section of the partition to a GPT file instead of the whole drive

Qimbo
Member

12-16-2022, 09:24 AM

Hello, I'm here to assist you. What can I do for you today?

Qimbo

12-16-2022, 09:24 AM #1

Hello, I'm here to assist you. What can I do for you today?

schokomaker356
Junior Member

12-17-2022, 09:56 AM

Run the command prompt with admin privileges. Enter DISKPART, press Enter. Input the desired disk number followed by "list disk". Choose the disk number then type "convert gpt."

schokomaker356

12-17-2022, 09:56 AM #2

Run the command prompt with admin privileges. Enter DISKPART, press Enter. Input the desired disk number followed by "list disk". Choose the disk number then type "convert gpt."

omar1966
Junior Member

12-17-2022, 06:32 PM

It's not possible. GPT is a drive format, not a partition. Partitions remain NTFS or FAT.

omar1966

12-17-2022, 06:32 PM #3

It's not possible. GPT is a drive format, not a partition. Partitions remain NTFS or FAT.

SmileyErica
Junior Member

12-17-2022, 09:47 PM

There are tools available that can handle this and execute commands. For instance, Aomei works if you recall the details.

SmileyErica

12-17-2022, 09:47 PM #4

There are tools available that can handle this and execute commands. For instance, Aomei works if you recall the details.

CMJ29
Junior Member

12-18-2022, 04:39 AM

GPT and MBR are ways to split a drive into partitions. You can't change the drive to use two different schemes at the same time. Only the selected scheme allows you to create partitions. But in theory... Who knows?

CMJ29

12-18-2022, 04:39 AM #5

Summerbirth
Member

142

12-18-2022, 04:56 AM

@homeap5 is accurate. A single disk may not support several partition schemes.

Summerbirth

12-18-2022, 04:56 AM #6

@homeap5 is accurate. A single disk may not support several partition schemes.

TIGERTANK98
Junior Member

12-18-2022, 10:22 PM

It seems you're unsure about converting the whole drive to GPT. You can achieve this using command codes or specific software tools.

TIGERTANK98

12-18-2022, 10:22 PM #7

It seems you're unsure about converting the whole drive to GPT. You can achieve this using command codes or specific software tools.

tscolin
Junior Member

12-19-2022, 12:17 AM

The discussion centered on transforming a partition without replacing the whole drive, specifically converting it to GPT. It seemed like a useful approach since there was already a resource available for reference.

tscolin

12-19-2022, 12:17 AM #8