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Microsoft basic data partition

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380: 185:, although most commonly BDPs are formatted with the NTFS, exFAT, or FAT32 file systems. To programmatically determine which file system a BDP contains, Microsoft specifies that one should inspect the 421: 245:
Linux used the same partition type GUID for basic data partition as Windows prior to introduction of a Linux specific Data Partition GUID
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The operating system may not automatically assign a drive letter to the volume.
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When a Microsoft operating system converts a GPT-partitioned basic disk to a
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According to Microsoft, the basic data partition is the equivalent to
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The volume is read-only and may not be mounted read-write.
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Index

Basic data partition
Microsoft
operating systems
basic disk
GUID Partition Table
partition
Globally Unique Identifier
master boot record
0x06
FAT16B
0x07
NTFS
exFAT
0x0B
FAT32
0x01
FAT12
0x04
FAT16
0x0C
logical block addressing
0x0E
file system
BIOS Parameter Block
Volume Boot Record
dynamic disk
Logical Disk Manager
0x42
"How Basic Disks and Volumes Work"

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