gpt

Forum discussion tagged with gpt.
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    Doing Windows 7 install with uefi bios and gpt ssd boot drive

    I forgot how to really do this since it has been some time. What I remember was that I had to create a windows iso then use rufus to get into onto a bootable usb device. I have mine in ntfs, while going back through all the websites they say the bootable usb always has to be fat32 and won't...
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    4 TB Toshiba is now showing no Partitions. Any Quick Options?

    Backstory: 4 TB drive is backed up but was removed from the server for a trip. Connected to Win 7 laptop through a dock and Windows wanted to format the drive (no partition found). Need some options. Here is where I am at ATM: Web searches seems to indicate that Test Disk was the best option...
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    Gpt on linux

    Gpt is a real pain. I want to format my hd as GPT follow some of this guide: https://www.tecmint.com/install-linux-mint-17/ make 2 partitions, (grub and efi), and then copy root and home from an existing HD will this work? how do I update fstab with the 2 new (GPT) related partitions?? what...
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    Confusion: One EFI/GPT per system, each disk, or each partition?

    After reading through a few explanations online, I'm still unclear on something super fundamental. And not grokking fundamental stuff utterly annoys me. I currently have the following two drives: Drive 0 -- C: Formatted EFI/GPT (Win10pro) Drive 1 -- D/E/F: Older, F: formatted NTFS back before...