Linux 1 tb is now 500 gb

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armaan

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so i installed linux and dualbooting with windows and on the windows side it is showing 500 gb hdd instead of around 930gbs. so what did i do to screw my hdd.
please help
 
In Linux, and post the output of following command

Code: 
sudo fdisk -l

it will tell you how space is being used

Btw, which Linux distro you use?
 
Open a terminal via Applications ->

Accessories -> Terminal (Gnome) or

K-menu -> System -> Konsole (KDE).

Guide:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

Got this PM, replying here only

armaan said:
first time i put ubuntu and now my hdd is become half. how to undo it
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Hi,

don't worry.your HDD is still 1TB.

But you might allocated 50% of your disk space to Ubuntu by mistake during installation.

perhaps you should have looked at this screen more closely, before blindly clicking "Forward":P
 
did what you told me to do but it asks for a password and from there am unable to type

so where is the remaining hdd then and how can i undo this and free up my 1 tb hdd
 
armaan said:
did what you told me to do but it asks for a password and from there am unable to type

so where is the remaining hdd then and how can i undo this and free up my 1 tb hdd
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Here is a very simple way to undo the whole thing:

Boot into windows:

Click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.

Now select Disk Management , you will see something like this.

Now delete the partition should shows up as "Unknown". and create a partion with free space.This is would completly remove Ubuntu, so you may have to install it again.
 
Armaan i think during installation you would have chosen to use the max free space of the HDD and that resulted in Linux occupying the rest of the free space of your HDD....

As suggested by Gaurish, first allot a free space through Windows and while installing Linux make sure you select the partition created.

Secondly do not straight away delete the partition suggested by Gaurish as this may result in Boot failure. The GRUB would be deleted and you may have a system which will not boot....

So first thing u have the windows CD, insert it, boot through CD and repair the Boot record and then delete the partition in which Linux is installed....
 
space is shared between linux and windows depending upon ur selection...windows cannot recognize linux partition...so u'll c only fat32/ntfs partitions which totals to 500gb in ur case rest 430 gbs have gone to ext2/ext3 partition which ur linux recognizes...hence it shows 500gb on each OS..(total 1tb :D )
 
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