Using MBR, could I create four 2TB primary partions on a hypothetical 8TB drive?
Again, with MBR and a hypothetical 8TB drive, could I create a 2TB primary partition and an extended partition divided into three 2TB logical partitions?
I
think the answer is yes but I'm not sure.
Yes, I know GUID is a better idea for big drives now but I'm just curious
Mac
(I prefer to use one physical drive for the OS and another mirrored one for data - if I'm limited to one HDD then I usually create 2 primary partitions, one for the OS and the other for data, even in Linux)