How do I convert an initialized disk back to a raw disk?

Question

How do I convert an initialized disk back to a raw disk?

I tried to initialize an mbr disk drive to gpt.
To do this, I tried to clear-disk and then initialize-disk using powershell commands.
but I was not able to convert it to gpt because it was already initialized.
So I was wondering...
Is there any way to turn a disk that has already been initialized into a raw disk?
Also, how can I change the disk from mbr to gpt?

Answer 1

Hello @7_tree

I can propose 2 options:

1. Using Diskpart
   Open the Run window,
   type CMD and hit Enter,
   type Diskpart and hit Enter,
   type list disk and hit Enter,
   type select disk "x", x is the disk you want to access...might be 0 or 1, then hit Enter,
   you should now have the disk you want Raw ready to Clean*
   type Clean and hit Enter
   the disk is now Raw.
2. using DiskManagement console:
   Go to Disk Management
   Right click on an Unallocated disk space (you can clean and initialize to get Unallocated disk space)
   click on New Simple Volume (this will call up the "Welcome to the New Simple Volume Wizard"
   Next
   select a Simple volume size
   Next
   click Do not assign a drive letter or drive path
   Next
   select Do not format this volume
   Next
   Finish
   This will result in a RAW Healthy (primary partition)

Hope this helps with your query,

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