System show wrong capacity HD

JohnB2002 · 11-29-2021, 12:26 AM

Running Linux-Mint.
System reporting 1TB hard drive but the installed drive is only 250GB.
Help on how to fix this would greatly be appreciated.
(P.S.: I am new to LINUX.)

mrmazda · 11-29-2021, 12:56 AM

Let's be sure we both know what you are looking at. Show us output from:

Code:

sudo parted -l

Please paste it here using code tags as I have done for the above command.

JohnB2002 · 11-29-2021, 01:11 AM

I am new to this... How do i post the results? Can I copy to clicpboard and paste??

mrmazda · 11-29-2021, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnB2002

I am new to this... How do i post the results? Can I copy to clicpboard and paste??

That should be perfect, after you've added the surrounding code tags.

JohnB2002 · 11-29-2021, 01:22 AM

Well MRMAZDA.... Thanks for trying to help but being new to this, I don't know how to do that. so I guess we will end here.

Again, thanks

mrmazda · 11-29-2021, 01:28 AM

Don't know how to do what? Copy & paste? Those howtos are all over the internet. Run the command sudo parted -l? Find an X terminal in your Mint DE's menu, open it, type the command, then copy and paste from the terminal window into the web browser you are running to use this web site.

JohnB2002 · 11-29-2021, 01:34 AM

I did Copy to the clipboard but will not paste HERE>..

Copy and paste is not the problem.... The problem is "Surrounding with code tags"
Enough of this anyway... There is no need to be nasty..
Goodbye

mrmazda · 11-29-2021, 01:58 AM

I gave you a link to using code tags in my first reply. Is there something in it you do not understand?

If you click the link "Quote" in post #2 or #4, you can see how code tags were used in my replies.

astrogeek · 11-29-2021, 02:25 AM

Welcome to LQ!

I am certain there was no intent to be rude in any way. Wrapping code and data snippets inside code tags just means: [CODE] paste here [/CODE]. Doing so will preserve indentation and provide other visual clues which make it easier for others to comprehend. You may write those yourself as shown, or use the # button available with Advanced edit options. (A complete list of BBCode tags is always available via a link near the bottom of every thread view).

Doing so changes this...

Model: ATA Hitachi HTS54503 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 320GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 215GB 215GB extended
5 2097kB 105GB 105GB logical ext4
6 105GB 110GB 4388MB logical linux-swap(v1)
7 110GB 210GB 100GB logical ext4
8 210GB 215GB 5263MB logical ext2
2 215GB 320GB 105GB primary ext4

... into this...

Code:

Model: ATA Hitachi HTS54503 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 320GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number  Start   End    Size    Type      File system     Flags
 1      1049kB  215GB  215GB   extended
 5      2097kB  105GB  105GB   logical   ext4
 6      105GB   110GB  4388MB  logical   linux-swap(v1)
 7      110GB   210GB  100GB   logical   ext4
 8      210GB   215GB  5263MB  logical   ext2
 2      215GB   320GB  105GB   primary   ext4

... which helps others to understand your problem more easily!

Good luck!