Sep 20, 2022 · The selected GPT formatted disk contains a partition which is not of type PARTITION_BASIC_DATA_GUID. This is reported mostly when the user is trying to extend a specific disk-partition.

Apr 8, 2025 · Why does the error “The selected GPT formatted disk contains a partition which is not of type ‘PARTITION_BASIC_DATA_GUID’” appear? How to fix the error? You can find the causes of the error and corresponding solutions in this post from MiniTool Partition Wizard.

Sep 6, 2022 · Part of the larger drive was "unallocated", so I tried to do "New Simple Volume" but I get an error message that says "the selected gpt formatted disk contains a partition which is not of type 'partition basic data guid". What is the problem? And how do I fix this? Here is a screenshot of the drives/partitions.

Each partition type that the EFI specification supports is identified by its own GUID, which is published by the developer of the partition. This member can be one of the following values. The data partition type that is created and recognized by Windows.

GUID Partition Table disks use primary and backup partition tables for redundancy and CRC32 fields for improved partition data structure integrity. The GUID Partition Table partition format uses version number and size fields for future expansion.

Feb 14, 2022 · GPT or MBR can be converted from basic to dynamic. For a drive to be eligible for conversion to dynamic, all basic data partitions on the drive must be contiguous. If other unrecognized partitions separate basic data partitions, the disk cannot be converted.

May 27, 2022 · Drives labelled "Primary Data Partition" use MBR (Master Boot Record) and won't boot on UEFI-only BIOS mode. Drives labelled "Basic Data Partition" use GPT (GUID Partition Table) and won't boot on MBR BIOSes. This is the newer standard. Further Reading: What's the Difference Between GPT and MBR When Partitioning a Drive? ......

Mar 1, 2017 · The selected GPT formatted disk contains a partition which is not of type ‘PARTITION_BASIC_DATA_GUID’, and is both preceeded and followed by a partition of type ‘PARTITION_BASIC_DATA_GUID’. The main reason behind this error message is the difference in partition schemes.

Windows 10 has made disk partitioning easier, but it's not without a few issues. With that comes this particular, long error message - "The selected GPT formatted disk contains a partition which is not of type PARTITION_BASIC_DATA_GUID and is both preceded and followed by a partition type PARTITION_BASIC_DATA_GUID."

In Microsoft operating systems, when using basic disk partitioned with GUID Partition Table (GPT) layout, a basic data partition (BDP) is any partition identified with Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) of EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7. [2]