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I recently built a PC for the first time and chose to install Ubuntu 16.04.1 as my sole operating system.

I installed Ubuntu on my Samsung SSD drive. I also have a 1T HDD that I would like to use for all my docs, photos and other data.

Now that my computer is up and running, I can't seem to access my HDD drive for storage.

During the Ubuntu install process, I didn't build any partitions manually.

My question: How do I access my HDD Drive now?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Thanks everyone for your help. I'm still not exactly sure how to partition my HDD drive to store files that I will be able to access with ubuntu loaded on the SSD.

Here's the SSD where I've loaded Ubuntu:

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And here's the unallocated 1T from the HDD:

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So how exactly should I partition my HDD now? Thanks for your patience, I'm new at this.

Pierre.Vriens
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joecitizen
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The links provided by OldFred within the comment section under your question describe what you need to do in detail. So briefly (assuming legacy BIOS boot):

  • Open dash with Alt+F2
  • Type gparted, select the icon and press Enter

In the screen below I'm in the process of creating a new Extended partition of 95 GB which I will be using for Linux in the future:

gparted

This gives you an idea of what you will be doing without going into a lot of detail.

In your case you will be selecting /dev/sdb (the second hard drive) to setup your Linux files. On my system this has already been done so I can't show how to create from scratch but here is an example of /dev/sdb from my system:

gparted 2

Notice the top right hand corner where you select the SSD or HDD you want to work with.

If you have any questions post them as comments below and I'll update the answer accordingly.

WinEunuuchs2Unix
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