Unallocated space on my HDD

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Z_GAB_X

Z_GAB_X

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My disk has an unallocated space, and i can't activate it, i don't know how to do it, i've already tried a lot of tutorials and used my own wisdom, but doesn't work.
Here are some images of what is happening (in portuguese, but they are on the same sequence):

http://imgur.com/a/0peaH
 
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SuperSoph_WD
Hey there, Z_GAB_X!

Windows can't address MBR HDD bigger than 2TB.
What you need to do is backup the data on that drive and convert it to GPT.
You can do this by right-clicking on the Disk # on the left of the partitions and select Convert to GPT.
This will format the whole drive, that's why a BACK UP is highly recommended if it has important data on it and afterwards you will able to use the whole 3TB capacity of the disk.

Here's another link that shows how to do it through Command prompt as well:
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/convert-mbr-to-gpt-disk

Hope this helps. :)
SuperSoph_WD
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SuperSoph_WD

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Hey there, Z_GAB_X!

Windows can't address MBR HDD bigger than 2TB.
What you need to do is backup the data on that drive and convert it to GPT.
You can do this by right-clicking on the Disk # on the left of the partitions and select Convert to GPT.
This will format the whole drive, that's why a BACK UP is highly recommended if it has important data on it and afterwards you will able to use the whole 3TB capacity of the disk.

Here's another link that shows how to do it through Command prompt as well:
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/convert-mbr-to-gpt-disk

Hope this helps. :)
SuperSoph_WD
 
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