4TB drive compatible with Windows operating system.
4TB drive compatible with Windows operating system.
Hi everyone, thanks for reaching out. I just added a 4TB M.2 and am trying to set up Windows fresh on it. Only 2TB are recognized, with the rest staying unallocated. From what I found online, this is likely because the drive isn’t GPT formatted, but I can’t format it as GPT while it’s the only boot drive. Is there a clear way to handle a large drive as the boot device without formatting it? Could I still install Windows after formatting it as GPT somehow? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Yes, you can configure MB for UEFI exclusively while keeping a legacy installer available on the USB drive. Both the USB installer and the legacy version should be in UEFI format.
Another thought is that you might not need it as a 4TB storage device. You could split it so Windows gets around 120-200GB and keep the rest as a different partition for all your files. This way, if you ever have to reinstall Windows, it won’t interfere with your data, and it simplifies organizing and backing up your information.