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Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by anthony_curtis, May 4, 2004.

  1. anthony_curtis Newcomer, in training

    Sorry people, its me again. I have another problem, i had bought a Samsung 160gb 2 Mache Hard drive. I have installed my windows upon it, but my computer has only read 130 gb, is there a way to re-treve the other 30gb back or has it gone.

    If anybody has any ideas, i will be happy to hear them,

    thanks guys,
    anthony_curtis, May 4, 2004
    #1

  2. Th3M1ghtyD8 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 794

    How is it formatted FAT32 or NTFS? This could make a difference to the amount of space available.

    Additionally the 160Gb is likely to have been reported using a base of 1000. e.g. 1000 bytes to a kilobyte, 1000 kilobytes to a megabyte etc. rather than the computing form of 1024

    Therefore 130Gb useable could be quite accurate
    Th3M1ghtyD8, May 4, 2004
    #2

  3. Didou Bowtie extraordinair! Posts: 5,898

    Didou, May 4, 2004
    #3

  4. anthony_curtis Newcomer, in training

    I am using NTFS, so your saying this 30 gb is non re-treavable.
    anthony_curtis, May 4, 2004
    #4

  5. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces Posts: 4,916   +9

    Strange, but I get about 149 GB that way.

    160,000,000,000 bytes / (1024 x 1024 x 1024) = 149.012
    Mictlantecuhtli, May 4, 2004
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  6. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,893   +117

    Surely we don't need 30 posts to explain HD size again?
    SNGX1275, May 4, 2004
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  7. RealBlackStuff Newcomer, in training Posts: 8,165

    Using Partition Magic, you should be able to make a second partition on that HD from the missing 30GB.
    RealBlackStuff, May 5, 2004
    #7
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