Dynamic Disks supported five specific volume types: Simple, Spanned, Striped (RAID 0), Mirrored (RAID 1), and RAID 5. A "Simple" volume functions much like a basic partition but offers easier resizing. However, the more advanced features provided the true utility. "Spanned" volumes allowed an administrator to combine unallocated space from multiple physical disks into a single logical drive, presenting them as one continuous storage pool. This was particularly useful for utilizing leftover small pockets of storage space across various drives.