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Delete GPT Partition and Convert MBR Partition Cu Command Prompt

This document provides instructions for converting a disk from GPT to MBR format using the Command Prompt diskpart tool. It details how to open diskpart, list disks, select the target disk, clean it, convert to MBR format, and optionally create new partitions on the converted MBR disk by using the create partition, list volume, format, and exit commands.

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Delete GPT Partition and Convert MBR Partition Cu Command Prompt

This document provides instructions for converting a disk from GPT to MBR format using the Command Prompt diskpart tool. It details how to open diskpart, list disks, select the target disk, clean it, convert to MBR format, and optionally create new partitions on the converted MBR disk by using the create partition, list volume, format, and exit commands.

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4.

Click Command Prompt


5. Type:

diskpart

6. Press Enter
7. Type:

list disk

8. Press Enter
9. Remember the number of the disk (example: 2) you want to convert.
10. Type:

select disk 2

Where 2 is the number of the disk that’s going to be converted.

11. Press Enter


12. Type:

clean

13. Press Enter


14. Type:

convert mbr

15. Press Enter


16. Disk #2 is now being converted
17. You can type exit and hit Enter in Command Prompt to exit or continue setting up partitions on the
new MBR disk.

To create new partitions using Command Prompt, follow these instructions:

1. Type:

create partition primary

2. Press Enter
3. Type:

list volume

4. Press Enter

Make sure the new volume is selected (look for the * on the left side) before you format the partition

5. Type:

format fs=ntfs
6. Press Enter
7. Type:

exit

8. Press Enter

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