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Can't install Ubuntu due to "unusable space" - what should I do?

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Mar 15, 202621079 views
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I have the following partitions: When trying to install Ubuntu, it failed to read any of them and said "unusable space". The same from Kubuntu, Arch Linux and OpenSUSE. I tried to reinstall Windows and restructure my partitions, but I could not delete all of them and I am unsure if I should delete …

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(People please read the image more carefully.) The OP's real problem is that the disk is Dynamic instead of basic. This is a M$ proprietary format that builds on GPT. For OSes that do not support it the whole disk is seen filled with a big data part…

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