For some reason my Windows XP Professional SP2 is only recognizing 233gb of my 250gb SATA harddrive. Is there any way I can regain the missing 17 gb of harddrive space or do I have to just deal with it?
So your hard drive size is 250 gigs if thats the max it goes to the reason it is only showing 233 gigs is probablly because u have programs and windows installed on the hard drive.
Ok thank you. So you are saying that I still have 17gigs available even though windows XP professional doesn't list it? Also responding to the first guys response: Even with all my software loaded I have 226gb remaining, but the problem is that Windows only seems to recognize 233gb out of 250gb.
Ok then no probs then i would go with what ripdox said due to the fact that he owns that type of hdd. Have you thought of Decompressing the hardrive.
No I haven't decompressed but I have defragmented although I don't have much on my harddrive. I don't even have internet yet.
the bigger the drive the more noticable it is. a 40 gb hdd shows up at 37 to 38 depending on the format structure.
i have a 100gb hd and it only shows 83gigs on one side and 1.49gig on another i have mine split due to my recovery info is on the 1.49gig side. like said before it is normal for it to do that.
