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diskpart select disk 0 clean # removes LDM database and all volumes convert basic

diskpart select disk 0 convert dynamic

| Volume Type | Description | Minimum Disks | Fault Tolerance | Capacity Use | |-------------|-------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| | | Like a basic partition; uses space on one disk | 1 | No | 100% | | Spanned | Combines space from 2–32 disks; fills first disk then next; no performance gain | 2–32 | No | 100% | | Striped (RAID-0) | Interleaves data across 2–32 disks; improves read/write speed; no redundancy | 2–32 | No | 100% | | Mirrored (RAID-1) | Duplicates data on two disks; high fault tolerance | 2 | Yes – single disk failure | 50% | | RAID-5 | Striped with parity across 3–32 disks; tolerates single disk failure | 3–32 | Yes – one disk | (n-1)/n | basic or dynamic disk