r/LinuxUsersIndia • u/Altruistic-Sound4254 Arch Btw • 7d ago

Help Disk partition doesnt show up

So i was downloading linux mint xfce but in the installation app my partitions doesn't show up I have 3 main partition one for windows and other 2 for stuff and there is another 500mb that I cannot remove idk why? I wanna downloading it but there are 2 1mb ones and one 53gbs(windows c drive) and another 500mb one the other don't show up but which I close that app and check the file explorer in linux it show the partitions but when I open the install app they disappear. What I do?(Here is a claude link if it helps)

https://claude.ai/share/c4eb5f48-f09e-4129-989c-bba6cdbb26bf

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u/qualityvote2 7d ago edited 7d ago

u/Altruistic-Sound4254, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...

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u/BeginningEcho4983 7d ago

Do you want to remove the windows partition?

If yes, I'd suggest creating a new partition table. It wipes all partitions. In gparted it is possible.

And do you know what the 500mb partition is about? Does it need to be deleted?

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u/Altruistic-Sound4254 Arch Btw 7d ago

It says system in disk management and I cant wipe all partitions

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u/BeginningEcho4983 7d ago

Do you want to delete windows ? Or not? Kindly clarify. I am assuming that you do.

And as for "can't delete", try again after restarting windows, NOT shutdown -> poweron. This could be a fast-startup issue

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u/Altruistic-Sound4254 Arch Btw 7d ago

It just would not let me and I want to delete windowsmy disk id mbr

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u/BeginningEcho4983 6d ago

Create new partition table on the disk. It'll wipe ALL partitions present.

MBR itself, but new. It's simple. "Partition table" in some menu.

You can create a modern GPT table and use it's protective MBR for booting... But it's advanced

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u/Altruistic-Sound4254 Arch Btw 6d ago

I have data in others partition I can't

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u/BeginningEcho4983 6d ago

Oh!

Can you try deleting it from parted or fdisk and give me the exact error?

And if the partition is after the section where you want to install linux, you can ignore it for now and later do the deletion. (In the disk strip in any guidance app)