Windows 10: Is there a way to convert dynamic disc to basic and keep data?

Discus and support Is there a way to convert dynamic disc to basic and keep data? in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I had a disc that used to keep freezing and have its activity frozen at %100 and not responding while opening some files on it and I decided to run a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by pezhmank, Jun 16, 2018.

  1. PEZHMANK
    pezhmank Win User

    Is there a way to convert dynamic disc to basic and keep data?


    I had a disc that used to keep freezing and have its activity frozen at %100 and not responding while opening some files on it and I decided to run a chkdsk /f on it. Sadly after that I havent been able to even boot to my windows 10 before having its sata disabled from bios (Even though it is not a boot disk) Now im trying to re-access the disk or even back it up and so far I have been unable to do so.
    I've tried "Acronis True Image 2018" bootable and was able to access the disk but acronis wont show my external hard drive there fore I cant back it up yet! (Any way to make it show external hard drives?)
    I have accessed a CMD from my windows 10 USB bootable thumb and I did notice that the disk is now displaying as dynamic.
    And I guess to not make this any longer, How can I basically be able to boot to windows 10 with having my disk drive sata enabled and access it again?

    :)
     
    pezhmank, Jun 16, 2018
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  2. JONAS FLO
    Jonas Flo Win User

    how to convert Dynamic disk to Basic disk without data loss ?

    Hi,

    The process of conversion is quite tricky but not exactly that complicated. Suggested safe is to have your data cloned and work on the clone instead of the original. This suggestions and steps were provided by one of the Microsoft Community Forum MVP's,
    John John__ in his response on this thread. Follow the steps carefully
    to be able to avoid data loss.

    I hope it helps. If you have any other concerns, don't hesitate to come back to us.
     
    Jonas Flo, Jun 16, 2018
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  3. ARIEL ABA
    Ariel Aba Win User
    Convert Basic Disk into Dynamic Disk

    Hi Charbel,

    It would be helpful if you mentioned the things that you have tried to do that failed so that we can skip those steps. You can follow the steps provided in the article:
    How to convert a basic disk to a dynamic disk in Windows 7, to change a basic disk to
    a dynamic one. The instructions are also applicable for Windows 10. You can also check this article:
    Extend a basic volume.

    Ensure that you create a back up for your system as well.

    Regards.
     
    Ariel Aba, Jun 16, 2018
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  4. LOVEPREET PANK
    Lovepreet Pank Win User

    Is there a way to convert dynamic disc to basic and keep data?

    how to convert Dynamic disk to Basic disk without data loss ?

    how to convert Dynamic disk to Basic disk without data loss ?
     
    Lovepreet Pank, Jun 16, 2018
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