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The thread discusses the maximum partition size for Windows 7, with the original poster seeking this specific information after extensive searching. RAK clarifies that the current industry limit for NTFS partitions is 2TB due to sector size constraints, even though NTFS theoretically supports much larger sizes. Subsequent contributions acknowledge this limit’s relevance for practical purposes, such as RAID and certifications, while one user suggests using disk management tools for partition adjustments.
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apollos68

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Hey adminer's..,
sorry to post this here but I don't like to bother anybody. searching 1 hr for the simple spec like.....WHAT'S THE MAX PARTITION ALLOWED FOR W7 anyway. I tried 'max hd size.' max hdd isze.' w7 hd size, 'w7hdd size,' 'w7 max hd size.' windows7 max hdd size.' 'w7 NTFS size' 'windows 7 ntfs size.' 'hd size,' 'hdd size.' 'HDD limit' 'hd limit' 'w7 hd limit............I had alot more but it's just been a waste.

Anyone know?????:frown:
 

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The query has never occurred to me before. I can't afford a hard disk big enough - lol. But, I have no personal knowledge but quoting from Microsoft:
"The maximum partition size is 2TB (terabyte, a trillion bytes). NTFS actually has an upper limit of 16 exabytes (quintillion bytes, or 16 million TB), but since current industry standard limits the Partition Tables to 2 to the 32nd power sectors (with 512B sectors, that's 2 TB), the actual current upper limit is 2 TB."
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RAK

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The query has never occurred to me before. I can't afford a hard disk big enough - lol. But, I have no personal knowledge but quoting from Microsoft:
"The maximum partition size is 2TB (terabyte, a trillion bytes). NTFS actually has an upper limit of 16 exabytes (quintillion bytes, or 16 million TB), but since current industry standard limits the Partition Tables to 2 to the 32nd power sectors (with 512B sectors, that's 2 TB), the actual current upper limit is 2 TB."
 

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penguin386

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NTFS partition size limit

2TB max? Thanks for posting that. It will come in handy for RAID configurations and could be a question on the 70-680 exam.
 

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Did you try diskmgmt.msc from the Run box to expand the partition?
 

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