I recently set up a 2TB drive (not sure if it's HDD or SSD), and during the activation process, it prompted me to specify how much space I wanted to use. I ended up selecting just 900GB instead of the full 2TB. Is there any way for me to change this or reformat the disk to access the entire 2TB without losing my current data?
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You can definitely try expanding your partition to access more space! However, shrinking it back to a larger size can be tricky. It really depends on the operating system you’re using.
If you're on Linux or Mac, you've got the GUID Partition Table (GPT) that allows you to expand your partition easily. For Windows, it might be using either MBR or GPT depending on your setup. If it’s MBR, you might hit some limits because it can’t handle disks over 2TB effectively. You can convert it to GPT, but be careful as that might mean losing your data. If it’s GPT already, use Disk Management to increase your partition size without any data loss!
Thanks for the info! I did try expanding the partition, but that 924GB usage seemed oddly specific. I thought I had more options at setup—maybe I'm just remembering wrong!