I'm having a tough time getting Linux Mint installed on my machine. In Windows, I can see that I have 600GB of space available on my local drive, which makes me think I'm all set. However, when I try to install Linux, I get an error saying "your disc has low space," and the installer freezes before I even reach the partitioning stage.
Initially, I thought it was trying to install onto my recovery partition since that's the one with minimal space, but when I boot into Linux, the only drive it recognizes is one labeled 'Computer' with just 6GB of space. Why is that? Why can't Linux see the same drives that Windows does? I'm really confused about where my 600GB space has disappeared to. Do I need to get a new machine that can have about 20GB always ready just to install Linux Mint? What options do I even have?
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Just an FYI: Windows can’t see Linux partitions, so that could be causing some confusion. Make sure you're correctly identifying the partitions in Linux. They have different names compared to Windows, so pay close attention.
It sounds like your 600GB space might not be in the right partition for Linux to recognize it. In Windows, the free space needs to be on a separate partition that's empty for Linux to install. Check your partitions to ensure there's a dedicated one for Linux.
Try opening a terminal and typing in `lsblk -f`. This command will list all your block devices and help you identify what drives Linux is seeing. It might give you a better idea of what's going wrong.
Yeah, definitely make sure that the space is unallocated and not part of a Windows partition. Linux can get pretty picky about where it installs.