What is a GUID used for, and what does a GUID mean?

Globally unique identifiers.

Globally unique identifiers.

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GUID has two different definitions, which are as follows:

1. GUID: Globally Unique Identifier.

The GUID is a 128-bit GloballyUniqueIdentifier (GUID), a 128-bit binary number (16 bytes) that can be used on all computers and networks that require a unique identifier. The likelihood of this identifier being duplicated is very small.

2. GUID: Disk partition table scheme.

A GUID is an algorithmically generated numeric identifier with a binary length of 128 bits. GUIDs are primarily used in networks or systems with multiple nodes and computers. In an ideal world, no machine and cluster of machines would generate two identical GUIDs.

The total number of GUIDs reaches 2 128 (, so the probability of randomly generating two identical GUIDs is very small, but not zero. Therefore, the algorithms used to generate GUIDs usually include non-random parameters (such as time) to ensure that this repetition does not occur.

GUID, which is the abbreviation of Globally Unique Identifier, Chinese translates as "global unique jujube identifier", also known as Class ID in Windows system, abbreviated as CLSID. The GUID in your computer can be found in the registry as follows:

1. Click Start, Run, type: regedit, and then click OK.

2. In the registry, hkey classes root clsid, you can see a lot of guid under the clsid branch, these IDs correspond to different programs, files, system components, etc. in the system. The hall is demolished.

The features are as follows: when a GUID is needed, it can be completely automatically generated by the algorithm, and there is no need for an authority to manage it. The GUID theoretically produces globally unique values, which is convenient for later data imports.

A GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) is a unique identifier that consists of numbers and letters, and in the Windows operating system, each computer has a unique GUID. To view the GUID of a computer, you can do so by following these steps:

1.Open the "Rubber Transport" dialog box by pressing the "Win+R" key combination.

2.In the Run dialog box, enter "regedit" and press the press enter macro to open the registry.

3.In the registry, follow the following paths:

4.In the "Cryptography" folder, find the "Machineguid" item and double-click to open it.

5.In the String dialog box, you will be able to see the GUID of the current computer.

It is important to note that a GUID is usually a long string containing letters and numbers and should be handled with caution to avoid unnecessary damage to the computer system.

1. The difference between partition information storage and information storage is that in the MBR hard disk, the laughing chamber partition information is directly stored in the master boot record (MBR) (the boot program of the system is also stored in the master boot record). However, in the GUID hard disk, there is no longer the concept of partitioning, and the contents of all drive letters are stored in a piece of information;

2. The difference in capacity, the maximum volume supported by GUID disk partitions is 128EB, and there is no upper limit on the number of partitions per disk. MBR disk partitions, on the other hand, only support a maximum volume of 2TB, and each disk has a limit of up to 4 primary partitions (or 3 primary partitions, 1 extended partition, and unlimited logical drives);

3. The backup function is different, and the GUID partition table comes with backup. In the beginning and end parts of the disk are saved a copy of the same partition table, so when one is corrupted it can be recovered by another. Once the MBR disk partition table is corrupted, it cannot be recovered and needs to be repartitioned.