Features Common to Both Basic and Dynamic Disks

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You can perform the following tasks on both basic and dynamic disks:

  • Check disk properties such as capacity, available free space, and current status.

  • View volume and partition properties such as size, drive-letter assignment, label, type, and file system.

  • Establish drive-letter assignments for disk volumes or partitions, and for CD-ROM devices.

  • Establish disk sharing and security arrangements for a volume or partition.

  • Upgrade a basic disk to dynamic or revert a dynamic disk to basic.