Question: “How can I convert a simple volume back to a primary partition without losing my file in windows 7 home premium? I made a mistake by converting my volumes to simple volumes but now I’m having issues with flexibility. Thanks”
 
The above question comes from answers.microsoft forum. It shows you an example about convert simple volume to primary partition. This post will give you the solution to this issue in detail.
 

Why to Change Simple Volume to Primary Partition

 
As you know, basic disk and dynamic disk are two disk types. On a basic disk, you can create primary partition and logical partition. On a dynamic disk, you can create simple volume, spanned volume, stripped volume, mirrored volume and RAID 5 volume. When comparing basic disk and dynamic disk, you will find there is an outstanding merit that dynamic disk has fault tolerance. Therefore, you choose to convert basic disk to dynamic disk, and then all partitions will turn into simple volume. However, after a period of time, you find it is not easy to use and manage dynamic disk, so to convert it back to primary partition becomes a common thing.
 

How to Convert Simple Volume to Primary Partition

 
Do you know how to perform this conversion from simple volume to primary partition? Is it useful to use Windows Disk Management? Actually, this built-in disk manager doesn’t have a feature to convert the dynamic disk to basic disk, so you can’t use it to change back to primary partition. Fortunately, MiniTool Partition Wizard Professional Edition can help you to do this work without data loss in Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista.
 
Step 1: Before you do, please buy MiniTool Partition Wizard and install it to your computer. Then launch it to its main interface. Now right click one the dynamic disk, and then click “Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic Disk” feature.
 

 
Step 2: Then from the following screenshot, you will find all your simple volumes will turn into primary partition by default. Finally click “Apply” button in the upper left corner.
 

 
Note:
1. MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition doesn’t allow you to convert to basic disk from dynamic disk. But Professional Edition and more advanced editions supports this operation, so you need to buy one license.
2. MiniTool Partition Wizard can only convert dynamic disk with simple volumes and mirrored volumes which should be less than four to primary partition.