The real choice is between primary or extended, and that's what we see in a partitioning tool. What about the confusion? There is no confusion when partitioning with Gparted or similar tools which provide a choice between creating primary or extended partitions: we are not asked whether we want "logical" ones, because we need an extended one before having a logical one, and when we create a partition within an extended one, the new partition can only be logical. In layman's words: when a partition is created simply on a drive (in a MBR partition-scheme), it is called "primary", when it is created within an extended partition, it is called "logical". In order to go above that limit, there is the "extended" partition, which is different from the primary in that it is not a partition on which you can put things and boot from it, but a sort of container for other partitions, a sort of virtual "drive" which can include more than 4 partitions. When such partitions are created on a such derive, they are called "primary". The difference between "primary" and "logical" is imposed by the limits of the MBR partition scheme, where a drive can only contain 4 partitions. That choice between "primary" and "logical" has always seemed confusing to me, because the terms are not alternatives (logically, I mean).įor a clear definition of the terms - there is a good answer here. I think the explanation below is too basic for the OP, but I think it could be useful for a beginner.
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