What command do I use to find physical disk size?
You can try lsblk
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That should list all disks including size. It will also list partitions and mount points.
You could try parted
sudo parted -l
or if you know the particular disk's block device e.g. /dev/sda
sudo parted /dev/sda print
As well as looking at the formatted partition size(s), take note of the 'Partition Table' line - if the disk was formatted with 'Partition Table: msdos' then you may be bumping up against the intrinsic 2TB limit - the disc may need to be converted to a GPT partition table in order to access the full 3TB
You can also try the following command:
sudo hdparm -I /dev/your_device |grep GB
Change your_device with a the device name (sda, sdb, etc)