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Technically, there is no answer to ‘Is GPT or MBR better’ because the right partition style is always the best.

However, many users still prefer MBR over GPT because it is still the most compatible and is still necessary in some cases. In general, GPT is seen as the future which is meant to improve upon the limitations of MBR including the storage limitations. As we know, MBR and GPT are two different ways of storing partitioning information, and each has its advantages and disadvantages. Set up a new disk on Windows 10 or 8.1 and you’ll be asked whether you want to use MBR or GPT. MBR Minitool Partition Wizard Bootable 9.1 GPT to MBR: Can A GPT Disk Be Converted to MBR? So if you’re willing to pay up, they might be the easiest way to switch between the two without data loss. All major disk partition software, including Easus Partion Master, AOMEI Partition Assistant, MiniTool Partition Wizard and others, offer you the ability to convert MBR to GPT without losing data, but not with the free version.

At last, click Apply ’ button to perform the change. MiniTool Partition Wizard initializes the newly added disk to MBR by default, but you can select the disk and choose ’ Initialize to GPT Disk ’ or ’ Convert MBR Disk to GPT Disk ’ feature from the left action panel to convert the disk to GPT if you want GPT.