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I am trying to install Ubuntu 18.04 alongside Windows on this new hard drive (not new but I never used it before).

Here's how I formatted the disk (from Windows disk management)

  • Partition 1: 25GB
  • Partition 2: 47.68 GB (this is where I want to install Ubuntu)
  • Partition 3: .5 GB (Reserved)
  • Partition 4: 49.43 GB (Windows 10 boot)
  • Partition 5: 60GB
  • Unallocated: 282 GB

(all are NTFS partitions)

However the Ubuntu install screen shows something like this:

  • sdb1: 78GB (unknown)
  • sdb2: 600MB (NTFS)
  • sdb3: 53.1GB (NTFS)
  • sdb4: 368.4GB (NTFS, according to Windows it is unallocated)

As you can see, it's nothing like what Windows shows.

Any ideas why is this happening?

Edit: The lsblk command returns this:

NAME   MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
loop0    7:0    0   1.6G  0 loop /cdrom
loop1    7:1    0   1.5G  1 loop /rofs
loop2    7:2    0    91M  1 loop /snap/core/6350
loop3    7:3    0  19.3M  1 loop /snap/ubuntu-budgie-welcome/92
sda      8:0    0 465.8G  0 disk 
├─sda1   8:1    0   500M  0 part 
├─sda2   8:2    0     1K  0 part 
├─sda3   8:3    0 152.8G  0 part 
├─sda4   8:4    0 192.3G  0 part 
├─sda5   8:5    0  78.2G  0 part 
├─sda6   8:6    0    30G  0 part 
└─sda7   8:7    0    10G  0 part 
sdb      8:16   0 465.8G  0 disk 
├─sdb1   8:17   0    25G  0 part 
├─sdb2   8:18   0  46.9G  0 part 
├─sdb3   8:19   0   579M  0 part 
├─sdb4   8:20   0  49.4G  0 part 
└─sdb5   8:21   0  60.6G  0 part 
sdc      8:32   1  29.3G  0 disk 
└─sdc1   8:33   1  29.3G  0 part /isodevice
binary10
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    Welcome to [ubuntu.se]! Please [edit] your question to include the output of lsblk command from the Ubuntu live session (don’t forget to apply code formatting for pasted terminal text) and a screenshot of Windows disk management. I’m guessing you are using Dynamic volumes for Windows. – Melebius May 28 '19 at 06:37
  • @Melebius thanks for the reply. I have updated the question with the info you wanted. – binary10 May 28 '19 at 07:22
  • OK, so sdb seems to match your Windows layout. However, you seem to have another disk, sda? Do Windows show this disk? Have you selected the right disk in the Ubuntu installer? – Melebius May 28 '19 at 07:35
  • Yup, I want to install on the second disk sdb – binary10 May 28 '19 at 07:37
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    The lsblk command shows the correct disk layout, but for some reason the installer doesn't. – binary10 May 28 '19 at 07:40
  • As suggested, you're probably using dynamic volumes for Windows. –  May 28 '19 at 13:10
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    Thanks for your suggestions Melebius and GabrielaGarcia. You guys are right. I was indeed using dynamic volumes for Windows. I just decided to create a new partition table from Ubuntu and everything worked. – binary10 May 28 '19 at 14:07

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As suggested in the comments, Ubuntu can't be installed on "Dynamic disks". They can be converted to basic disks using a third-party partition manager. See this question for more details:Ubuntu installation problem with dynamic disks

binary10
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  • If your answer is essentially a referral to another question, it would be better to flag this question as a duplicate of the other once you earned 15 reputation. If you have the reputation, don't forget to vote for the answer(s) there that you found useful! – Melebius May 29 '19 at 03:40
  • @Melebius done. This is a duplicate but I had no idea that Ubuntu can't be installed on "dynamic" disks when I posted this question. Thanks again! – binary10 May 29 '19 at 14:19