FAQ: HOWTO: Convert a dynamic disk back to a basic disk without data loss <br><br>I think we may need to re-org stuff to make a HOWTO section or something.

i have a dynamic disk that needs to be converted back to a basic disk. i can right click it in disk manager, but revert to basic disk is greyed out. how do i convert it?

Regardless of the disk type--basic or dynamic--you can use any file system you want, including FAT or NTFS. However, you can make volume changes to dynamic disks without having to reboot the system.

Fix Windows cannot be installed to this hard disk space, The partition contains one or more dynamic volumes that are not supported for installation.

With the changes Microsoft made starting with Windows 2008, and with vSphere's ability to hot expand VMs, dynamic disks may not have a place in virtual environments any more.