{"id":21212,"date":"2024-03-15T21:40:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T21:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-view-unallocated-disks-in-linux\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T19:56:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T19:56:50","slug":"how-to-view-unallocated-disks-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-view-unallocated-disks-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to view unallocated disks in Linux?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Linux system, you can use the following command to view unallocated disks:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. show information about all block devices on the system<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    lsblk\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
    This command will show information such as the name, size, and partition type of the disk. Unallocated disks typically appear as disks without partitions.<\/p>\n
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    1. fdisk is a command-line utility used for partitioning and formatting hard drives.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      sudo fdisk -l\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      This command will display partition information for the disk, including allocated and unallocated disks.<\/p>\n
      Note that commands for viewing and managing disks typically require the use of “sudo” or to be run as root in order to obtain sufficient permissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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