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1- In windows disk management, I can see more than one volume C: F:, etc..<br />
is there a way to tell from windows if those volume are on one physical drive or separate drives?<br />
2- If a C: volume is dynamic, it is easy to extend it,but when it is basic it is not possible to extend it without third party tools. So what would be the inconvenient if we make all C: volumes dynamic from the get go?<br />
3- There is also the option of Shrinking a disk, what s the size limit that a volume can be shrunk ? and when it is shrunk would it leave unallocated space so that we can create another volume?<br />
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Thank you very much!<br />

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1- In windows disk management, I can see more than one volume C: F:, etc..
is there a way to tell from windows if those volume are on one physical drive or separate drives?
2- If a C: volume is dynamic, it is easy to extend it,but when it is basic it is not possible to extend it without third party tools. So what would be the inconvenient if we make all C: volumes dynamic from the get go?
3- There is also the option of Shrinking a disk, what s the size limit that a volume can be shrunk ? and when it is shrunk would it leave unallocated space so that we can create another volume?

Thank you very much!


working with windows disk volumes

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