Initializing new HDD?

[Ghost_Ship_Supreme]

I got a new 2TB HDD. Should i initialize it as MBR, or GPT?
I have 1 SSD as a boot drive, and 1 other older HDD as "data". (for games and junk)

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GPT

[Ghost_Ship_Supreme]

Messaggio originale di Lommemannen:

GPT

Any reason why?

[Crystal Sharrd]

Messaggio originale di Skyrim city guard:

Messaggio originale di Lommemannen:

GPT

Any reason why?

https://www.techjunkie.com/mbr-vs-gpt/

[Ghost_Ship_Supreme]

Messaggio originale di sonic65101:

Messaggio originale di Skyrim city guard:

Any reason why?

https://www.techjunkie.com/mbr-vs-gpt/

Thanks!

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Messaggio originale di Skyrim city guard:

Messaggio originale di Lommemannen:

GPT

Any reason why?

It's never and have more advantages than MBR. MBR should only be used for compatibility reason, like running an old OS.

GPT can:
Create unlimited number of partitions. MBR can only have 4.
Supports HDD size larger than 2TB unlike MBR.
Stores CRC (cyclic redundancy check) that can verify files integrity and attempt to restore them if corrupt. MBR has no such functionality.
Windows running UEFI 64-bit can only boot from GPT.

Basically, GPT is newer and better. And there's no reason to use MBR anymore.

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Messaggio originale di Skyrim city guard:

I got a new 2TB HDD. Should i initialize it as MBR, or GPT?
I have 1 SSD as a boot drive, and 1 other older HDD as "data". (for games and junk)

How many partitions do you plan on putting on the drive, and do you plan on booting off of it?
Does the drive have 512 byte or 4096 byte sectors?

If your drive is data-only and 512-byte sector you can usually get away with just MBR without any ill effect.

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Messaggio originale di Lommemannen:

Messaggio originale di Skyrim city guard:

Any reason why?

It's never and have more advantages than MBR. MBR should only be used for compatibility reason, like running an old OS.

GPT can:
Create unlimited number of partitions. MBR can only have 4.
Supports HDD size larger than 2TB unlike MBR.
Stores CRC (cyclic redundancy check) that can verify files integrity and attempt to restore them if corrupt. MBR has no such functionality.
Windows running UEFI 64-bit can only boot from GPT.

Basically, GPT is newer and better. And there's no reason to use MBR anymore.

GPT does not ensure file integrity to any degree, only the integrity of the partition records.
Regarding UEFI, many consumer motherboards (and some OEM boards) have CSM mode which can boot Windows from a MBR, including the 64-bit version.
Windows could care less about the firmware when it comes to MBR vs GPT for a non-boot drive, as the drivers for both partition formats are in the operating system.

[Ghost_Ship_Supreme]

It was solely to expand storage space for files and games. my OS boots off of a totally seperate SSD. Everything else is on the HDD, and i wanted to add another HDD.

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Messaggio originale di Skyrim city guard:

It was solely to expand storage space for files and games. my OS boots off of a totally seperate SSD. Everything else is on the HDD, and i wanted to add another HDD.

If your drive has an Advanced Format (AF) logo on its label then you have to use GPT, otherwise it shouldn't matter either way.
Even if you boot your SSD using Legacy Boot, Windows will still recognize GPT partitions just fine on data drives.

My boot SSD is GPT, while I have HDDs of both GPT and MBR (the 2TB is MBR and the 5TB is GPT).