However, all GUID Partition Table disks contain a protective MBR that is used for legacy programs that do not understand the GUID Partition Table disk structure. - question: | What is a Protective MBR ...

The GUID Partition Table (GPT) replaces the previous master boot record (MBR). GPT partitions can hold 18 exabytes compared to 2.2TB for the MBR.

Volume Number: 23 (2007) Issue Number: 03 Column Tag: System Technologies Apple's Transition from Apple Partition Map to the GUID Partition Table By Criss Myers Preface In January 2006, Apple moved ...

Format disks / images Fix a partition table, recover a deleted partition Recover the GUID Partition Table from its backup Locate partitions which are inaccessible / ignored by the OS Verify the ...

Now with a little bit of searching I've found a Windows based tool that claims it can recover a GUID partition table called Partition Guru Professional Edition (the free version does not handle ...