More than 2 drive?

I can't use more than 2 drives on my TC at a time otherwise I get crashes.
Why is that?

Sorry I have 2 drives connected external and one drive internal on the TC so a total of 3 drives. If I connect a 4th drive or more, the my TC fails to connect any drives.

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Not able to create More than 1 Partition in USB Drive using kernel32 and DeviceIoControl

I have successfully created 2 or more partitions in USB drive using DeviceIoControl in C++. Now I am trying to convert this code into C# using kernel32 and DeviceIoControl. But I am not getting more than 1 partition. Can anybody tell me what is wrong
with this code?
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace PartitionWrapper
public class IOWrapper
public static bool CreatePartitions(string selectedDrive)
bool RetCode = false;
try
bool bSuccess = false;
uint dwBytesReturned = 0;
IntPtr hDisk = OpenVolume(selectedDrive);
if (hDisk == null || hDisk == FSConstants.INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
RetCode = false;
goto FINAL;
bSuccess = FSStructures.DeviceIoControl(hDisk, FSConstants.IOCTL_DISK_DELETE_DRIVE_LAYOUT, IntPtr.Zero, 0, default(IntPtr), default(uint), ref dwBytesReturned);
// Get the partition information
uint PartitionInfomations = (uint)(Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(FSStructures.DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_EX)) + 3 * Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(FSStructures.PARTITION_INFORMATION_EX)));
byte[] DBuffer = new byte[PartitionInfomations];
GCHandle handle = GCHandle.Alloc(DBuffer, GCHandleType.Pinned);
FSStructures.DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_EX pDriveLayout = (FSStructures.DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_EX)Marshal.PtrToStructure(handle.AddrOfPinnedObject(), typeof(FSStructures.DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_EX));
IntPtr pDriveLayoutPtr = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(Marshal.SizeOf(pDriveLayout));
Marshal.StructureToPtr(pDriveLayout, pDriveLayoutPtr, false);
// bSuccess = FSStructures.DeviceIoControl(hDisk, FSConstants.IOCTL_DISK_GET_DRIVE_LAYOUT_EX, default(IntPtr), default(uint), pDriveLayoutPtr, PartitionInfomations, ref dwBytesReturned);
pDriveLayout = (FSStructures.DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_EX)Marshal.PtrToStructure(pDriveLayoutPtr, typeof(FSStructures.DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_EX));
if (bSuccess || dwBytesReturned != PartitionInfomations)
RetCode = true;
else { RetCode = false; goto FINAL; }
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry = new FSStructures.PARTITION_INFORMATION_EX[0x16];
pDriveLayout.PartitionStyle = FSStructures.PARTITION_STYLE.MasterBootRecord;
pDriveLayout.PartitionCount = 4;
pDriveLayout.DriveLayoutInformatiton.Mbr.Signature = 0xA4B57300;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[0] = new FSStructures.PARTITION_INFORMATION_EX();
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[0].PartitionStyle = FSStructures.PARTITION_STYLE.MasterBootRecord;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[0].Mbr.BootIndicator = true;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[0].Mbr.RecognizedPartition = true;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[0].Mbr.PartitionType = 0x0B;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[0].PartitionNumber = 1;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[0].StartingOffset = 32256;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[0].PartitionLength = 3221225472;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[0].RewritePartition = true;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[0].Mbr.HiddenSectors = 32256 / 512;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[1] = new FSStructures.PARTITION_INFORMATION_EX();
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[1].PartitionStyle = FSStructures.PARTITION_STYLE.MasterBootRecord;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[1].Mbr.BootIndicator = false;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[1].Mbr.RecognizedPartition = true;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[1].Mbr.PartitionType = 0x0B;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[1].PartitionNumber = 2;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[1].StartingOffset = 32256 + 3221225472;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[1].PartitionLength = 2147483648; //2147483648;//3221225472;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[1].RewritePartition = true;
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[1].Mbr.HiddenSectors = 32256 / 512;
for (int i = 0; i < pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry.Length; i++)
pDriveLayout.PartitionEntry[i].RewritePartition = true;
try
bSuccess = FSStructures.DeviceIoControl(hDisk, FSConstants.IOCTL_DISK_SET_DRIVE_LAYOUT_EX, ref pDriveLayout, PartitionInfomations, default(IntPtr), default(uint), ref dwBytesReturned);
catch (Exception ex)
if (bSuccess)
RetCode = true;
else { RetCode = false; }
bSuccess = FSStructures.DeviceIoControl(hDisk, FSConstants.IOCTL_DISK_UPDATE_PROPERTIES, IntPtr.Zero, 0, default(IntPtr), default(uint), ref dwBytesReturned);
if (bSuccess)
RetCode = true;
else { RetCode = false; }
FINAL:
// Close the disk handle.
if (hDisk != null && hDisk != FSConstants.INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
FSStructures.CloseHandle(hDisk);
catch { return false; }
return RetCode;
private static IntPtr OpenVolume(string DeviceName)
try
IntPtr hDevice;
hDevice = FSStructures.CreateFile(
@"\\.\" + DeviceName,
FSConstants.GENERIC_EXECUTE | FSConstants.GENERIC_READ | FSConstants.GENERIC_WRITE | FSConstants.FILE_SHARE_READ | FSConstants.FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
FSConstants.FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
IntPtr.Zero,
FSConstants.OPEN_EXISTING,
0,
IntPtr.Zero);
if ((int)hDevice == -1)
throw new Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error().ToString());
return hDevice;
catch { return FSConstants.INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE; }
internal static class FSConstants
public const uint FILE_SHARE_READ = 0x00000001;
public const uint FILE_SHARE_WRITE = 0x00000002;
public const uint OPEN_EXISTING = 3;
public const int GENERIC_EXECUTE = 0x10000000;
public const uint GENERIC_READ = (0x80000000);
public const uint GENERIC_WRITE = (0x40000000);
public static IntPtr INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE = new IntPtr(-1);
public const uint IOCTL_DISK_GET_DRIVE_LAYOUT_EX = 0x00070050;
public const uint IOCTL_DISK_SET_DRIVE_LAYOUT_EX = 0x7C054;
public const int IOCTL_DISK_UPDATE_PROPERTIES = 0x70140;
public const int IOCTL_DISK_DELETE_DRIVE_LAYOUT = 0x0007c010;
public const int IOCTL_DISK_CREATE_DISK = 0x7C058;
internal static class FSStructures
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint = "CreateFile", SetLastError = true)]
public static extern IntPtr CreateFile(
string lpFileName,
uint dwDesiredAccess,
uint dwShareMode,
IntPtr lpSecurityAttributes,
uint dwCreationDisposition,
uint dwFlagsAndAttributes,
IntPtr hTemplateFile);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
public static extern int CloseHandle(IntPtr hObject);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
public static extern bool DeviceIoControl(
IntPtr hDevice,
uint dwIoControlCode,
[Optional]ref DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_EX lpInBuffer,
uint nInBufferSize,
[Optional] [Out] IntPtr lpOutBuffer,
uint nOutBufferSize,
[Optional] ref uint lpBytesReturned,
[Optional] IntPtr lpOverlapped);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
public static extern bool DeviceIoControl(
IntPtr hDevice,
uint dwIoControlCode,
IntPtr lpInBuffer,
uint nInBufferSize,
[Optional] [Out] IntPtr lpOutBuffer,
uint nOutBufferSize,
[Optional] ref uint lpBytesReturned,
[Optional] IntPtr lpOverlapped);
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_EX
public PARTITION_STYLE PartitionStyle;
public int PartitionCount;
public DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_UNION DriveLayoutInformatiton;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray, ArraySubType = UnmanagedType.Struct, SizeConst = 0x16)]
public PARTITION_INFORMATION_EX[] PartitionEntry;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct PARTITION_INFORMATION_EX
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public PARTITION_STYLE PartitionStyle;
public long StartingOffset;
public long PartitionLength;
public int PartitionNumber;
public bool RewritePartition;
public PARTITION_INFORMATION_MBR Mbr;
public PARTITION_INFORMATION_GPT Gpt;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct PARTITION_INFORMATION_MBR
public byte PartitionType;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U1)]
public bool BootIndicator;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U1)]
public bool RecognizedPartition;
public uint HiddenSectors;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
public struct PARTITION_INFORMATION_GPT
public Guid PartitionType;
public Guid PartitionId;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U8)]
public EFIPartitionAttributes Attributes;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 36)]
public string Name;
[Flags]
public enum EFIPartitionAttributes : ulong
GPT_ATTRIBUTE_PLATFORM_REQUIRED = 0x0000000000000001,
LegacyBIOSBootable = 0x0000000000000004,
GPT_BASIC_DATA_ATTRIBUTE_NO_DRIVE_LETTER = 0x8000000000000000,
GPT_BASIC_DATA_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN = 0x4000000000000000,
GPT_BASIC_DATA_ATTRIBUTE_SHADOW_COPY = 0x2000000000000000,
GPT_BASIC_DATA_ATTRIBUTE_READ_ONLY = 0x1000000000000000
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
public struct DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_UNION
[FieldOffset(0)]
public DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_MBR Mbr;
[FieldOffset(0)]
public DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_GPT Gpt;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_GPT
public Guid DiskId;
public long StartingUsableOffset;
public long UsableLength;
public int MaxPartitionCount;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct DRIVE_LAYOUT_INFORMATION_MBR
public uint Signature;
public enum PARTITION_STYLE : int
MasterBootRecord = 0,
GuidPartitionTable = 1,
Raw = 2

Hello,
in the links below you can found many informations to help you:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365730(v=vs.85).aspx
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/696388/Recover-Data-From-Corrupted-Drives-File-Systems-FA
http://www.functionx.com/vcsharp/fileprocessing/drives.htm
http://forums.codeguru.com/showthread.php?548305-partitioning-USB-Falsh-drive
http://forums.codeguru.com/showthread.php?548169-USB-Flash-drive-Partitioning

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dwgar1322 wrote:
I have just started using WD external hard drives, I use it to save my movies and music on. On more than one occasion, when I connect it to my MacBook it erases everything I had save on the hard drive. Can someone please help me with this problem? I am super tired of having to put all of my movies and music on the hard drive just to have it erased again. The products I am using are WD 4TB My Book and 2 TB My Passport external hard drives. When it happens, there is always an icon that reads, EFI, along with the My Book icon. Thank you for your assisstance.
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I used DG3 to initialize the HD, which essentially erases the disk if I understand correctly. I haven't used Superduper before, so perhaps that's worth looking into.
I did mentioned the use of DG3 to ensure that I had a single disk partition. I guess the restore from a clone or Time Machine was implied...
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Thanks for putting some effort into helping me. I'll look at Superduper and let you know if that gets me anywhere...

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Something worth noting is that I recently upgraded to a bigger internal hard drive, and before doing so, I deleted the Boot Camp volume. I innocently thought I'd just do a fresh install sometime after replacing the hard drive, but hindsight tells me that I might have fallen victim to my own ignorance.
Is there a value stored in a register somewhere that's telling my OS that I have more than one partition when I really don't? Can someone out there help me do battle against my ignorance?
I'd be grateful for any help that can be sent my way...

Your welcome and good luck finding the solution. BTW as a newbie you benefit from:
Switch 101 & Mac 101.
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This is a bummer for me. I migrated from a G5 2GB duo with 4 external HDs and an 2nd external DVD writer. My drives are 2 1Ts, a 800 GB and a 400 GB. I do a lot of photography and video editing so I really need the external space. I guess this imac really isn't a Pro model but I didn't need any more speed so I wanted to save the space and money. I think Apple should say up-front that there are significant limits to the Firewire capabilities.
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