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Largest HD supported by Win 7 & Win 8.1 ?

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MplsBob

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Running 64bit versions:

What is Largest HD supported by Win 7 ??

What is Largest HD supported by Win 8.1 ??

The first two responders to the above query have pointed out that I knew a lot less than I thought. So let me expand on this.

If I buy a new 4tb or 5tb hard drive to replace the smaller 2.2tb backup drive that I have connected to a USB 3.0 port, what do I have to do to install it and make maximum use of its size?

I have done a quick look at write-ups on MBR and GPT and have just been confused.


Many thanks to the responders.
 
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There isn't one you can hit yet. 6TB HDDs are well supported. GPT can support 9.4ZB (zettabytes). We have moved on from MBR and pre-UEFI.
 
MplsBob said:
Running 64bit versions:

What is Largest HD supported by Win 7 ??

What is Largest HD supported by Win 8.1 ??

Many thanks to the responders.
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Same for both
MBR partitions ~2.2TB

GPT Partitions - can't find it quickly but something like 256TB (ntfs limit I belive)
the actual partitions can go something int ExaBytes(EX range)
 
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