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Asked: 2013-09-06 18:54:48 +0800 CST

No option to create new partition- why?

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Why can't I create a new partition as per below? This is the disk of a physical server running Hyper-V 2012.

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Any help appreciated!

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    2 Terabyte limit on MBR disks. Convert the disk to GPT for > 2TB.

    Edit: For completeness - Back up all your data first. Wipe out all the partitions and volumes on the disk. Then right-click on the disk itself on the left hand side and choose "Convert to GPT."

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