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Is there a size limit to an external hard drive on XP

Anonymous
2011-11-07T16:08:23+00:00

I want to add an external hard drive to my desktop computer but was told that Windows XP will only support 2TB or less. I was wanting to add 6 TB

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-11-08T07:22:49+00:00

    Hi,

    The maximum partition (and disk) size is a function of the operating system version. Windows XP and the original release of Windows Server 2003 have a limit of 2TB per physical disk, including all partitions. For Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP x64 edition, and later versions, the maximum raw partition of 18 Exabyte’s can be supported. (Windows file systems currently are limited to 256 terabytes each.)

    Hope this information is helpful.

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