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velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 4:01 AM

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hello, i have switched to linux mint last night. i have encountered a multitude of problems ever since and SO MANY QUESTIONS. one of which being me unable to view all of my disks like how windows would present it (disk C, disk d, etc…) yes, i have taken a look at the disk application and resorted to the terminal’s lsblk command. the displayed infos are as so:
(this was triggered by me wanting to save browser downloads in a non-disk C to save space for system files)
fyi: -i have no idea what are all the linux terminologies and abbreviations are, but is willing to learn and adapt
-the only terminologies i understand are windows’s
-my laptop was originally 1 TB in total storage

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 4:03 AM

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you only have one place to save stuff it seems. that's your root partition

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 4:03 AM

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hm, should it be presenting the 1 TB i had though?

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 4:03 AM

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if u have other drives, ensure they're plugged in, sata or m.2 ports turned on in BIOS, and storage mode set to AHCI

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 4:04 AM

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my disk C and D are inside the laptop (??if that makes sense)

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as in it came with the laptop

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 4:04 AM

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check bios

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 4:05 AM

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will do, pls hold

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i am now in bios

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where to next?

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can’t seem to find the option to change to AHCI

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 4:07 AM

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will have to poke around

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 4:11 AM

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i have navigated around to see no options to toggle this

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?

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 4:15 AM

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wrong category

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 4:16 AM

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hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 4:20 AM

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configuration

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poke around good

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 4:25 AM

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these are the categories available in configuration so far, excluding the time system

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🥲

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fyi: i am using a lenovo yoga 7i

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 4:40 AM

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check internal connections if u forgot to replug the drive

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 4:56 AM

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sorry, i’m afraid i don’t know what a drive is

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as in, a usb drive?

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 4:57 AM

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u said u had a 1 TB drive before

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was it internal or external?

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 4:57 AM

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internal

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 4:57 AM

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well see Hirens Boot CD can detect it

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 4:58 AM

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hirens boot cd?

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 4:59 AM

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yes.

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 4:59 AM

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sorry, what is that😭

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 4:59 AM

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you prepare a bootable DVD or USB with it, and boot that up

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 5:00 AM

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so i burn a hirens boot cd into the usb and plug it into my computer?

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 5:00 AM

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it runs a Window PE environment. if your 1 TB drive isn't dead, it may show in there

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 5:01 AM

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but does it change my OS to windows?

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 5:01 AM

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u can use the included Mint usb image writer

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 5:01 AM

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velvet forge but does it change my OS to windows?

no it's a live boot environment

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 5:02 AM

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and will it need much storage?

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 5:02 AM

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3 gigs on a usb

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 5:02 AM

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and on the usb, or the pc itself

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ahh

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 5:03 AM

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https://youtu.be/KcFANbzgyoo?t=365 (6:05) Hirens PE features (CyberCPU Tech)

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 5:24 AM

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512GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe (1 disk drive, maximum of 1TB M.2 2242 SSD) —found this info about my laptop through receipts, does this contribute anything to the discussion?

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roughly translated the “1 disk drive, maximum of” part, as english is not my native tongue

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 5:26 AM

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it means it comes with 1 or the other - not both

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 5:36 AM

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ah, sorry. then my laptop is 512GB, with 256GB on disk C and disk D i think

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how do i select another disk for downloads? i dont think i would want to download files on the system files folder (aka. disk C)

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 5:37 AM

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you only have one linux partition which is the big one

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may as well use it

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 5:38 AM

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and i cannot change this fact, yes?

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 5:38 AM

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you can partition it

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but not from within the running OS

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 5:40 AM

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so no splitting them in linux mint then?

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 5:40 AM

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you'd have to use gparted-live or Aomei in Hirens

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 5:40 AM

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alright, thank you🥲

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i also have other problems

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(and questions)

sudden rock Jan 29, 2026, 5:41 AM

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I’m lurking

velvet forge Jan 29, 2026, 5:41 AM

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sudden rock I’m lurking

mmmmmm

hidden fjord Jan 29, 2026, 5:41 AM

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ask in general or #⛑triage if they're serious issues

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