This can be achieved using the Windows Disk Management Console to convert one or more physical disks to Dynamic.Ī destination Dynamic Volume cannot be resized so the 'Cloned partition properties' link will not be available if the destination is Dynamic. To copy source Dynamic Volume(s) to destination Dynamic Volume(s) you must prepare the target as Dynamic and format the destination volume(s) in advance of the clone operation. The partition selection check boxes and 'Copy selected partitions' link will not be available. Therefore, Dynamic Volumes must be dragged and dropped to the destination. If your source disk contains Dynamic Volume(s) then the background will be orange and the link will show 'Copy Dynamic Volumes.':
Because of this, Dynamic volume file systems are copied not disk partitions. A Dynamic volume is a logical abstraction of the underlying physical disk and may be striped or extended over multiple physical disks.
