How to free convert GPT disk to MBR disk without any data loss?
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How to convert GPT disk to MBR disk for free? Read this tutorial and learn how to safely convert GPT disk to MBR disk with EaseUS Partition Master, Windows Disk Management and diskpart.
GUID Partition Table, short for GPT, is a standard for the layout of the partition table on a physical hard disk. Although it forms a part of the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) standard, it is also used on some BIOS systems because of the limitations of MBR partition tables, which restrict maximum disk size to 2 TB.
The following will show you three solutions about how to free convert a GPT disk to an MBR disk: use EaseUS Partition Master, Windows Disk Management and command prompt for free.
EaseUS Partition Master can directly convert GPT disk to MBR disk without any data loss (hard disk with system installed is not supported). You can also use EaseUS free partition software to solve other partitions cases such as to move gpt partition, partition gpt disk. Compared to Disk management and command prompt, it won't require to deleted disk volumes. Therefore, it is the safest and the most reliable way.
Note: If you want to convert MBR system disk to GPT, you will need EaseUS Partition Master Professional.
2. Right-click the GPT hard disk which you want to convert to MBR disk and choose "Delete volume".
This action would cause data loss if there are important data in your disk volume. And it's highly recommended for you to backup important data in GPT before deleting volumes on it.
3. Right click on the GPT disk (which becomes new volume after deleting all volumes on it) and choose "Convert to MBR Disk".
1. You must have administrator privilege to do this in Windows.
2. Before you convert a disk, be sure to backup anything on the GPT disk that you want to convert to MBR disk. Converting the disk requires that all partitions and volumes are deleted on the disk first.
In the following case, I would like to introduce you detail steps about how to convert GPT to MBR with diskpart command. Let's take how to conbert disk 1 to MBR for example.
1. Input: DiskPart at the search bar. Type: list disk and press enter.
2. Type: select disk 1 and press enter. Type: detail disk and press enter.
This will give you a list of all the volumes on the selected disk. If you do not have any volumes listed, then you can go to step 4.
3. Type: select volume 5 and press enter. Type: delete volume and press enter.
Repeat steps 3 for each volume listed in step 2 until you have deleted all the volumes.
4. Type: select disk 1 and press enter. Type: convert mbr and press enter.
5. Type: exit and press enter.
Now you've successfully converted gpt to mbr. If you do not waste time backuping up data, EaseUS Partition Master can be your best choice. You can also read the tutorial of converting MBR disk to GPT disk.