Right click my computer
select 'manage'
select 'disk management'
see how the drive is partitioned 1.95 is odd (or VERY old file system)
you can repartition and reformat here - be VERY careful to select the
right drive.
HTH,
- Dane
Chris Johnston wrote:
> I am trying to backup my files to a portable 40GB disk drive before I
> install Linux. The problem is that the drive only has 1.95GB
> formatted. How do I get Windows to see the rest of the disk? When I
> right-click and select format the drop-down box only has 1.95GB
> available to select.
>
> Chris Johnston
>
> --
> We act as though comforts and luxuries are the most important things
> in life, when all we really need to make us happy is something to be
> enthusiastic about.
> -Alfred Kingsley
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