E eddiebaney_77 Distinguished Oct 2, 2011 2 0 18,510 Oct 2, 2011 #1 which is better mbr or gpt for a back up drive on windows 7 x64
sminlal Splendid Jul 10, 2009 6,357 3 28,515 Oct 2, 2011 #2 If the drive is larger than 2TB, then you must use GPT. If the drive is no larger than 2TB, then there's no reason to use GPT and you might as well stick with MBR since it has less chance of incompatibility with other systems. Upvote 0 Downvote
If the drive is larger than 2TB, then you must use GPT. If the drive is no larger than 2TB, then there's no reason to use GPT and you might as well stick with MBR since it has less chance of incompatibility with other systems.
E eddiebaney_77 Distinguished Oct 2, 2011 2 0 18,510 Oct 9, 2011 #3 Thanks, my drive is 2 terabytes 5900 rpm and for my back ups. Upvote 0 Downvote