Do you need to convert a dynamic disk to a basic disk? Yes, the performance of dynamic disk is better than basic disk, but basic disk is widely used and can support all Windows OS versions. Sometimes, you just have to convert dynamic disk to basic disk to meet your personal need. Maybe someone will ask, are there any dynamic disk converter freeware now? The answer is yes. The Windows build-in disk management can be treated as a dynamic disk converter.
 
The following is about the specific steps. Take Win0dows Server as an example and arrange dynamic disk 1 as the target disk.
 

Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic Disk by Disk Management

 
First, you have to make a backup of disk 1 if there are important data in it, for convert dynamic disk to basic disk by disk management doesn’t support dynamic disk which contains any type of volumes. You have to delete volume first which will cause data loss.
 
Second, open disk management and delete volume by clicking “Delete Volume” from the right click menu one by one (if there are two or more volumes in the target disk). You will find that disk 1 is shown as “unallocated” and becomes basic disk automatically.

 
The above method will cause data loss, which requests you to make a backup first if there are important data in it. On the other hand, you may waste a lot of time on backup if the important data is large in size. Fortunately, technicians designed some dynamic disk converter software to achieve this kind of conversion without data loss. Among all the software, MiniTool Partition Wizard is a good choice.
 

Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic Disk by MiniTool Partition Wizard

 
For Windows Server, you need to purchase (Purchase Now) and install MiniTool Partition Wizard Server Edition on your computer firstly. Please notice that the disk number in Windows starts with “0”, while in MiniTool Partition Wizard if there is two or more dynamic disks on computer, you should judge the target disk from the volume letter or disk size.
 
First, run MiniTool Partition Wizard Server Edition and enter its main interface. Then select the target disk and click “Convert Dynamic Disk To Basic Disk” from the right click menu.

 
Second, press “Apply” to save changes.

 
Then you can discover that the target dynamic disk is converted to basic disk without data loss. This way is very simple.
 
All in all, MiniTool Partition Wizard is a piece of professional software to deal with this kind of problem in a very easy way. You can choose it with your confidence and satisfaction. Of course, MiniTool Partition Wizard also owns other different kinds of functions, and you can click here to know more about it.