Hi, I'm new using Zorin, and I installed it along with windows, created a partition on an external drive, not my primary, and installed it there. Despite installing it on an external drive(D:), storage on C: became 30 GB less for some reason, and it doesn't even show up in disk management(windows) as another partition or anything. Where did the space go? Is it for the dualbooting, and, if it is, why 30 gb??
Hi and welcome.
Not come across this before, that said I have never installed to an external drive.
When you boot into Zorin, install GParted (it gets removed after installation) via a terminal (just type the word terminal in the menu search bar and press enter):
sudo apt install gparted
Once installed, launch it - you will be asked for your login password to elevate you to 'root' (administrator). Then could you take a screenshot of both drives and post back the images here?
Here is an image of my GNU/Linux drive and my Windows drive in this Desktop:
Windows partitions:
GNU/Linux partitions:
Don't forget to download the Unofficial Manual for Zorin 18 Core (still a work in progress) from here:
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- Are Secure Boot and Fast Boot in BIOS disabled?
- Is Fast Start-Up in Windows disabled?
- Does Your BIOS run in UEFI or Legacy Mode?
- What Tool did You use to create the Bootstick?
- When You installed Zorin, what Installation Option did You have chosen? ''Install Zorin alongside Windows'' or ''Something else''?
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