[Matos] GPT Disks

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As disk capacity has increased to over a terabyte, a new partition architecture developed in the late 1990’s called GPT (GUID Partition Table) was created to accommodate the larger partition sizes. In addition to size, GPT disks also offer more partitions and greater resilience to corruption. This article examines MBR and GPT-based Windows disks discussing, their benefits and disadvantages.
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