Module :- MBR vs GPT

MBR VS GPT
Master Boot Record vs GUID partition table

What is partition?
Partitions enable users to divide a physical disk into
logical sections.A disk partition or partition is a section
of the hard drive that is separated from other
segments.
Types of partitions
There are also several partition types. Below is a listing of
some of these partitions with a brief description. Some of
these partitions may not be available in your partition utility.
Partition Description
AIX partition (boot) A partition used with the AIX
operating system.
Boot partition As defined by Microsoft, a boot
partition is a partition containing the
files required for a system startup.
Also see: System partition
BSD/OS partition (OpenBSD) A partition used with the BSD
operating system.
DOS partition (12-bit, 16-bit) A partition used with older versions
of MS-DOS.
DOS extended partition A partition that is extended from one
or more of the original MS-DOS
partitions.
DRDOS (hHidden) A partition used with the DR. DOS
operating system.
Extended partition A partition that is extended from one
or more of the primary partitions.
Hibernation partition A partition used with older
hibernation programs.
HPFS partition (OS/2 IFS) An HPFS partition used with IBM
OS/2 and Microsoft NT 3.x
Linux (Linux native, Linux swap, Linux A partition used with various variants
extended, ext2fs) of the Linux operating systems.
MINIX A partition used with the MINIX
operating system.
NON-DOS partition When using Microsoft fdisk, a NON-
DOS partition indicates a partition
that is not native to the Microsoft
operating system. For example, this
could be a Linux partition.
NEC DOS A partition used with the old NEC
DOS variant.
NEXTSTEP A partition used with the NeXTSTEP
operating system.
Novell NetWare A partition used with the Novell
NetWare operating system.
NTFS A partition used with Microsoft
Windows NT 4.x, Windows 2000 and
Windows XP.
Partition Magic (PowerQuest) A partition created using the
Partition Magic utility by
PowerQuest.
PC-ARMOUR A partition created by the PC
ARMOUR security utility. When
created this partition is commonly
protected by a password.
Primary In a Microsoft operating system, the
Primary Partition refers to the main
or first partition used for the
Microsoft operating system.
Solaris X86 A partition used with the Sun Solaris
X86 platform operating system.
System partition As defined by Microsoft, a system
partition is a partition containing the
 system32 directory. Also see: boot
partition.

In Linux, there's typically a root partition (/), one for swap which helps with
memory management, and large /home partition. The /home partition is
similar to the C: partition in Windows in that it's where you install most of your
programs and store files.

There are three types of partions in windows

Primary partition is a bootable partition and it contains the operating system/s
of the computer, while extended partition is a partition that is not bootable.
Extended partition typically contains multiple logical partitions and it is used to
store data.

MBR vs GPT

You have to partition a disk drive before you can use it. MBR (Master Boot
Record) and GPT (GUID Partition Table) are two different ways of storing the
partitioning information on a drive. This information includes where partitions
begin and end on the physical disk, so your operating system knows which
sectors belong to each partition and which partition is bootable. This is why
you have to choose MBR or GPT before creating partitions on a drive

MBR
MBR stands for Master Boot Record, and is a bit of reserved
space at the beginning of the drive that contains the
information about how the partitions are organized. The
MBR also contains code to launch the operating system, and
it's sometimes called the Boot Loader.

the maximum capacity of MBR partition tables is only about 2

terabytes. You can use a drive that's larger than 2 terabytes
with MBR, but only the first 2 terabytes of the drive will be
used. The rest of the storage on the drive will be wasted.

MBR partition tables can have a maximum of 4 separate

partitions. However, one of those partitions can be
configured to be an extended partition, which is a partition
that can be split up into an 23 additional partitions. So the
absolute maximum number of partitions an MBR partition
table can have is 26 partitions.

GPT
GUID Partition Table (GPT) disks use Unified Extensible
Firmware Interface (UEFI). One advantage of GPT disks is that
you can have more than four partitions on each disk. GPT is
also required for disks larger than two terabytes (TB)

GPT partition tables offer a maximum capacity of 9.7 zetabytes. 1 zetabyte is

about 1 billion terabytes, so you're unlikely to run out of space anytime soon.

GPT partition tables allow for up to 128 separate partitions, which is more than
enough for most real world applications.
 GPT disk style makes recovery of data an effortless task

GPT can run checks to ensure the data is secured. It uses CRC values to check
the security of data. In case the data is damaged, it can detect the damage and
also try to retrieve the damaged data from other locations on the disk. This
makes GPT a more reliable choice compared to MBR.

The usage of GPT is not limited to just Windows OS but is also widely used by
other OS like Mac from Apple.

While GPT is compatible with almost all the 64-bit versions of Windows like
Vista, Windows 8, and Windows 10, but in case GPT has to be used as a boot
drive, the system needs to be based on UEFI. GPT drive cannot work as the
primary drive in the case of a system that is BIOS-based.

Point of Comparison MBR- Master Boot GPT- GUID Partition

Record Table
Number of Primary Partitions 4 Up to 128 for Windows OS.

Maximum Partition size 2 TB 18 exabytes (18 billion gigabytes)

Maximum hard drive size 9400000000 TB 18 exabytes (18 billion gigabytes)

Security No check sum on data CRC values are used to ensure

sector data security. Back up GUID
partition table.
Specifications BIOS UEFI

Partition Name Is stored in the partition Has a unique GUID and a 36

character name
Multiple boot supported Poor support Boot loader entries are in
different partitions
Operating System Support Windows 7 and other older All major OS like MAC and latest
versions like Windows versions of Windows like Windows
95/98, Windows XP etc. 10.
Data recovery Data cannot be recovered Data can be easily recovered.
easily.
Data Corruption No way to detect corruption Easy to detect
of data.
Stability Less stable as compared to Offers more security.
GPT
Bootable Version of OS Boots 32 bit operating Boots 64 bit operating system
system
Performance Lower in performance Offers superior performance if
compared to GPT. UEFI boot is supported

A recovery partition is a special portion on your system hard drive that's

reserved for – you've guessed it – system recovery purposes. Thanks to
recovery partition, the Windows operating system can restore itself to factory
settings in the event of critical system issues, saving you from a complete
system reinstall.

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