Windows 10: large 4 tb drive but windows only recognizes 2 TB

Discus and support large 4 tb drive but windows only recognizes 2 TB in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Trying to figure out a workaround to utilize the second partition on my 4 TB drive. The drive shows an active partition of 2048 GB and an unallocated... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by DarrenIrving1, Oct 27, 2018.

  1. DARRENIRVING1
    DarrenIrving1 Win User

    large 4 tb drive but windows only recognizes 2 TB


    Trying to figure out a workaround to utilize the second partition on my 4 TB drive. The drive shows an active partition of 2048 GB and an unallocated partition of 1678 GB. I cannot format, activate or do anything as all options presented when I right click are greyed out.

    I know this has to have been presented before and I am sorry for the redundant entry but I was unable to locate a listing or a search box.

    :)
     
    DarrenIrving1, Oct 27, 2018
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  2. CHIMANSFIELD
    ChiMansfield Win User

    Large 4 tb drive but Windows only recognizes 2 TB

    Trying to figure out a workaround to utilize the second partition on my 4 TB drive. The

    drive shows an active partition of 2048 GB. I cannot format, activate or do anything.
     
    ChiMansfield, Oct 27, 2018
    #2
  3. JENNIFERCOOPER19
    JenniferCooper19 Win User
    Large 4 tb drive but Windows only recognizes 2 TB

    Hi.

    Hello! Surely the disk is partitioned in mbr.

    In order for you to partition beyond 2 tb, the disk needs to be in gpt mode.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server...

    Would you be so kind to say if this solved the problem?
     
    JenniferCooper19, Oct 27, 2018
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  4. JROOTH6577
    jrooth6577 Win User

    large 4 tb drive but windows only recognizes 2 TB

    large 4 tb drive but windows only recognizes 2 TB and the remainder in left in an unusable partition

    Trying to figure out a workaround to utilize the second partition on my 4 TB drive. The drive shows an active partition of 2048 GB and an unallocated partition of 1678.02 GB. I cannot format, activate or do anything as all options presented when I right
    click are greyed out.

    I know this has to have been presented before and I am sorry for the redundant entry but I was unable to locate a listing or a search box.
     
    jrooth6577, Oct 27, 2018
    #4
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