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Add second drive to Windows

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Trainviking

    Hello everyone,


I Just have my Slimbook create, so far I really like it.


I do have 2 SSD drives, one has been split up in Windows and Linux and the other one I just want to use for data.

However, I can't find the second drive in Windows. How can I add that drive to windows as well? Maybe someone can help me on this?

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Hello,

I am not sure which Linux distro you are using but assuming it is Ubuntu you can do the following.

  • Open the program "Disks"

  • On the very left of the window you will see a bunch of connected drives.

  • Identify which drive you want to tinker with. (The internal SSDs are often if not always at the top of the list)

  • Now when you click it, you will see on that it shows you if the SSD has partitions or not. What is really important is that you identify which one has Windows and Linux installed and that you pick the one that does not have your systems.

  • Then click the drive you want to make into storage and press the red box with a white minus. Confirm and authenticate.

  • On the left side of the same bar there is a white box with a plus. Press it

  • Pick the amount of storage you would like to use and press next.

  • Create a name for your drive.

  • Enable the "Erase" option (For best practice)

  • Pick a type. If you want only to have the drive for Windows, use NTFS. If you want it to work with only Linux, use Ext4. You can use FAT but the problem with FAT is that it has severe limitations in file size. It wont let you transfer the same volumes of data as Ext4 or NTFS.

  • When you finished picking your options, click on Create and Authenticate.

DISCLAIMER:

I am not a Windows user,  so therefore I have not tested it for Windows. With that said, I know this will work with Linux. Anyways try it and see if it works and come back if it doesn't. If it does not work, I will see if I can figure something out for you.

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Hey, super simple solution. thank you so much. I should have looked better.

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