Windows 10: 4TB NVME, Put windows on Only allowing 2tb

Discus and support 4TB NVME, Put windows on Only allowing 2tb in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I recently got a 4tb NVME Western Digital Black which I used Acronis to move my bootdrive to but for some reason it is only allowing me to use 2tb of... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Dylan Boyle1, Nov 30, 2024.

  1. 4TB NVME, Put windows on Only allowing 2tb


    I recently got a 4tb NVME Western Digital Black which I used Acronis to move my bootdrive to but for some reason it is only allowing me to use 2tb of the drive while the remaining 2 tb is unallocated. How do I fix this?

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    Dylan Boyle1, Nov 30, 2024
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  2. haggis999 Win User

    Disk Management shows new 4TB disk as 2TB despite using GPT

    Thanks for the suggestion. I downloaded SeaTools for Windows, which listed my new disk as 2TB rather than 4TB. That wasn't much of a surprise, but what was unexpected was the indication that all three of my data disks are connected as SAS drives. Only the SSD used as my system disk is listed as a SATA drive. I never knew that I was using the SAS interface in my Dell workstation. Clearly, I need to have another read of the Dell user manual!

    However, this does suggest another possible reason for my machine's inability to recognise disks over 2TB. The MPTBIOS that controls the Dell SAS Adapter has not been updated since 2008.
     
    haggis999, Nov 30, 2024
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  3. daveb47 Win User
    4tb Hard drives showing as 2tb

    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (2009, 19042.985)

    Version: 10.0.19042
    4TB NVME, Put windows on Only allowing 2tb 337132d1623574724t-4tb-hard-drives-showing-2tb-part.jpg


    I have 2 Seagate Barracuda drives that only show as 2tb.
    They are gpt.
    This is since using them in raid in nas.
    tried everything in this thread
    Disk Management shows new 4TB disk as 2TB despite using GPT
    Drives are F & G in screenshot,i have 2 other 4tb drives that are fine.
     
    daveb47, Nov 30, 2024
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  4. 4TB NVME, Put windows on Only allowing 2tb

    If I have a 2TB D: secondary drive in in Win 11, can I replace it with a 4TB, or larger?

    Currently I have a 2TB C: drive, and a 2TB D: secondary drive, both SSD devices.

    Can anyone tell me how much larger a drive I can add as a D: drive?

    4TB, 6TB, 8TB?

    I'd be happy with 4TB, but can it be done?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    Robert Peddieson, Nov 30, 2024
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