Windows 10: Convert drive partition back to MBR after GPT conversion

Discus and support Convert drive partition back to MBR after GPT conversion in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I recently had to replace a hard drive on my old Dell XPS 8100 that was running Win 10. A few years ago I replaced the OS C: drive with a 3tb Western... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Stephen Doherty1, Sep 13, 2024.

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    Convert drive partition back to MBR after GPT conversion


    I recently had to replace a hard drive on my old Dell XPS 8100 that was running Win 10. A few years ago I replaced the OS C: drive with a 3tb Western Digital but the system would only recognize 2tb because of the MBR partition. I figured now would be a good time to also look at that issue and I'm wishing I had just left it alone. I did the conversion to GPT just to find out that the old bios in the pc is legacy only no UEFI support so it can't boot the drive anymore - I know . . . stupid!! I put an old drive in it that has Win7 on it and I can see drive 0. All my data is there and I c

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