How can I Recover the 20gb that i allocated for ubuntu linux

whs said:

lehnerus2000 said:

There seem to be 5 Primary partitions listed in that screenshot.

If it was my HDD, I'd backup all of my important data and start again from scratch (i.e. delete everything, repartition and reinstall).

I don't think he has a problem because the 2GB and 18GB partitions are not NTFS partitions. They are in Linux format.

I use GParted from a Live Linux CD to pre-partition my HDDs.
It won't allow me to create more than 4 Primary partitions (mix of NTFS and EXT4) using the standard MBR setup.

Does GPT allow for an unlimited number of Primary partitions?

An MBR disk can have:

• Maximum of 4 primary partitions
• If an EXTENDED partition exists ... only 3 primary partitions can be on disk
• EXTENDED partition is a container of many LOGICAL partitions.

For GPT read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table

Kaktussoft said:

An MBR disk can have:

• Maximum of 4 primary partitions
• If an EXTENDED partition exists ... only 3 primary partitions can be on disk
• EXTENDED partition is a container of many LOGICAL partitions.

That is what I thought. :)

Kaktussoft said:

For GPT read this GUID Partition Table - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks for that link (I've actually read that before). :)

It seems like it is basically useless, unless you run Linux, OS X, a Windows server or have UEFI.

Does anyone here actually use GPT?