This Windows Trick Saved My SSD

This Windows Trick Saved My SSD
If you got a SSD where new simple volume is greyed out, watch this simple fix for SSD or NVMe drives where cannot create new simple volume from unallocated space.
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#windows11 #windows10 #techtips

[JonathanSwiftUK]

The disk was initialized incorrectly, it's in MBR format, all you had to do was convert to GPT in the gui, which allows partitions greater than 2TB, then create your volume. Never use diskpart unless you are very confident. Always use GPT format for new drives/disks of whatever size, MBR is an old format.

[mahmaneiti]

it's not an issue, the first time you open disk management after instaling any new disk, a window will popup and ask to choose between mbr and gpt, in case you choose ok without reading, it's by default on mbr, i don't see why going through all those commands!! just convert it in the disk manager, someone that isn't very familiar with these things could confuse the drives and delete the wrong disk

[zadekeys]

Thank you for all your years of hard work Brian! As a long time user of 'Disk Part', use this tip - shorten each word to the 1st 3 letter of the word. EG "List Disk" = lis dis ; "Create Primary Partition" = cre pri par.

:)

[greenonline]

Wow, I've done a lot with hard drive upgrading and partition management over the years but never have I received a drive higher than 2TB come on MBR. Luckily I already knew about the MBR limitations and checking the partition type would have been the first thing I checked in this instance, but it's surprising to know you were sent a *brand new* SSD above 2TB on MBR.

[Drottninggatan]

One can do a "list disk" even after the "select disk" to se that the intended disk is selected. There will be a "*" in front of it.

[XEONvE]

2:10 you could of simply converted to GPT by 1 click... how is it a better to use CLI and type a bunch of code over 1 click??

[cstaten]

You can use three letter commands in diskpart ; List disk = lis dis, select disk 1= sel dis 1, clean= cle, etc most commands will work

[fragalot]

The "clean" command simply erases the partition tables and the bootstrap, and leaves the drive virtually blank. It does not zero out the drive, and dosen't format the drive. Your OS will not see the drive after a clean until you use disk management to remount it. Data CAN be recovered after "clean" but you'll need special software or a data recovery service to do so.

[adrianandrews]

I often create drives like this. Create a large GPT drive and then use the command <reset MBR> in a partition manager. You can then install Windows on the MBR partition and set up whatever extra drives you want in the GPT partition. So "Why ?" do this. Because the drive CANNOT be Bitlocked. So 2 fingers to Microsoft.

As to how, every GPT drive has an MBR boot sector so that legacy tools don't think that a formatted GPT drive is "empty" and overwrite it. This just splits the physical drive into two.

[Murph]

In this situation, I would use either the drive manufacturer's tools or the BIOS to do a "secure erase" on the NVMe drive. It's essentially a full factory reset of the drive, other than wear from writes (which is permanent).

[Sid-Cannon]

The last couple of motherboards I've bought, Z170 in 2016 and X570 in 2021, I made sure they had secure erase available from the BIOS. So I'd have done it that way.

[theplayernkc]

To my knowledge you should use the command "clean all" on a SSD (which a NVMe drive is). This ensures that each drive sector is zeroed. The drive controller will still see data on the drive even when using the "clean" command and will affect the drive's performance over time. Doing the "clean all" is basically like using the trim function, it's telling the drive controller there is no longer any data on the drive so it will write to the entire drive space. Yes the "clean all" command takes longer, but is the correct way to ensure the drive controller knows each sector is free of data and can be written to.

[williamjones]

I discovered the diskpart command many years ago and it helped me save a bunch of hard drives that were otherwise useless just by cleaning the bad partitions and data from them. Diskpart is a wonderful tool, but also a very dangerous tool as you said, make sure you know which drives you are cleaning. Another thing is after I've cleaned the drive I'll go back to the disk management and when it opens it will identify that drive and prompt me to set either MBR or GPT.

[johngoard]

Nice one Brian and thanks mate I do like the tutorials you put out using the command prompt, regedit, and gpedit as I find using those utilities very useful to me at least - my level of savvy.

[shlomoaziz]

I had the same issue but I did a different work around, your way is faster and better Thank you for the video and your time.

[curts.]

Nice video Brian. I have used Diskpart for years. It is a great tool to make corrections such as the one you posted.

[CesareVesdani]

I faced this problem is because MBR cannot allocate more than 2TB.

[bitemykrank]

If you delete the drive in Device Manager and remove the driver at the same time, and reboot the PC you can create a full drive partition in disk management no problems. Works for me.

[BurrPulch]

Diskpart is useful for deleting volumes or partitions when the GUI won't.

[inappropriatejohnson]

I had a similar and reformatting into a single volume worked great. I use my old Lenovo potato for such risky cloning its C-boot drive.