Windows Installation and builtin disk management tool ensure that hard drives initialized by can be changed to dynamic drive without losing any data. On dynamic drives, there are some functions which basic disk does not, such as the ability to set up multiple-disk volumes including simple, mirrored, striped, spanned and raid-5 volume. Before converting disk to dynamic, Windows will suggest you close other application programs that are running on the disk.

Any existing partition on basic drive will become dynamic simple volume after you change a basic disk to dynamic, also you cannot directly change the simple volume back to basic partition. Any dynamic partition cannot be accessed by Windows 9X/ME/NT/DOS and Windows 7 Home, Vista Home and XP Home Edition, so based on the inconvenience you have to convert back it.

Steps to convert dynamic partition to basic

There are two right method to assist you change dynamic to basic partition; Read the first way:

• Press WIN+R and type “diskmgmt.msc” to open Windows in-built disk manager.
• Backup all data on any dynamic volume to a removable disk or USB external disk.
• Delete all volumes on the dynamic disk.
• Right click the dynamic drive that you want to convert basic and choose “Convert to Basic Disk” option.
• Re-create the partition on the basic disk after completing the conversion.
• Restore the previous data back to basic partition.

Please note that before you could convert it back, the dynamic disk must be empty. If you want to keep your files, back it up or move it to another partition or removable disk before you change dynamic drive to basic. This way is relatively cumbersome, and need you backup, delete and restore.

Another method is that using 3^rd-party tool to change dynamic partition back. If you do not intend to do manually this conversion, it is a right way that using Dynamic Disk Converter. It is able to safely and directly convert dynamic disk to basic disk without any loss of data and also it just take 10 seconds for the process. Please refer to below steps.

• Run the Dynamic Disk Converter and skip the welcome screen by clicking Next button.
• Select the dynamic drive that you wish to convert back to basic.
• Confirm the selected disk that you want to convert.
• Click the Proceed button to start convert.
• Wait for a few seconds. A result will show to you and restart computer to take effect.

You could google “Dynamic Disk Converter” to find it and test. For more information of dynamic drive, please refer to Dynamic Disk Partition Management and Resize Dynamic Volume.