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Break disk

DiskPart 

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Syntax: break disk= n [nokeep] [noerr]

Applies to dynamic disks only. Breaks the mirrored volume with focus into two simple volumes. One simple volume retains the drive letter and any mount points of the mirrored volume, while the other simple volume receives the focus so that you can assign it a drive letter.

By default, the contents of both halves of the mirror are retained; each half becomes a simple volume. If you use the nokeep parameter, only one-half of the mirror is retained as a simple volume, while the other half is deleted and converted to free space. Neither volume receives the focus.

n

Specifies the disk that contains the mirrored volume.

nokeep

Specifies that only one of the mirrored volumes is retained; the other simple volume is deleted and converted to free space. Neither volume receives the focus.

noerr

For scripting only. When an error is encountered, specifies that DiskPart continues to process commands as if the error did not occur. Without the noerr parameter, an error causes DiskPart to exit with an error code.