Maxtor hardrive 250gig shows 233gig when formated

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  1. santaro

    santaro Guest

    should it show 233gig can someone please confirm this
     
    santaro, Feb 22, 2008
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  2. sparksman

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    Yes, that is very common. Your OS usually uses some of the missing storage and you can't see it. Your drive is fine and that is absolutely normal that 10-15 Gigs won't show up.
     
    sparksman, Feb 22, 2008
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    do a properties on the drive & you'll get 2 sets of numbers. you haven't lost anything at all.
     
    ddp, Feb 22, 2008
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    The manufacturer goes by the 1000 system: 1000MB = 1GB.
    All computers go by the 1024 system: 1024MB = 1GB.

    This is just a way that the manufacturer can trick the buyer.
     
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