After partitioning hd of my hp pavilion dv6-6017tx my basic drives converted into dynamic

recently i ordered recovery discs from hp support for my hp pavilion dv6-6017tx notebook. After getting them i recovered my laptop to factory setting. there were four partitions namely C, RECOVERY, HP TOOLS and SYSTEM.I wanted to partition hd so I partitioned c drive after shrinking it in disk management. all my basic drives got converted into dynamic. [i wasnt aware of the terms basic and dynamic drives]. Now my query is whether it poses risk to my laptop. is there any procedure of converting back to basic.

Hi stat10,
I see you have some concerns regarding the Basic as opposed to the Dynamic drives. I am sending you this document for Basic and Dynamic Disks that explains what the difference is between Basic and Dynamic. To answer your concerns about this posing a risk to your computer, the answer is no, it will not hurt anything.
In short, Basic keeps your files altogether in one section of blocks to create a partition and Dynamic allows you to spread files over multiple blocks to create a partition.
The only suggestion I have, is before creating partitions you should always defrag your computer first so that your files would be compressed in one section of blocks and not spread out over multiple blocks.
I hope this information is useful, please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.
Take care and have a great day!
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