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please help,hard drive problem

  • 05-09-2008 5:14pm
    #1
    The-Rafalution
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 130 ✭✭


    hi,i used bootcamp to install windows on a 10 gb partition on my mac[hard drive 120 gb] ...however it was not working correctly so i used bootcamp to restore my hd to a single drive again..now however my hd says total capcity is 111gb and free sapce is 95 gb which is impossibe because i only own it a week and it should have 120 gb to start with
    any ideas how to resolve this problem?
    much appreciated


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  • #2
    J-blk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,906 ✭✭✭J-blk


    There is nothing wrong with your drive - I assume you never checked the total capacity before installing Boot Camp... There's a long argument with HDD manufacturers about what 1GB is. Because it's measured differently for your OS from what manufacturers claim it is (1000MB), an advertised 120GB drive would end up around the 114GB mark. My 160GB HDD is reported as 148.75GB and the bigger the drive, the bigger the deviation will be...


  • #3
    The-Rafalution
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 130 ✭✭The-Rafalution


    chers for the reply...no had not checked it prior.thanks for quick reply


  • #4
    J-blk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,906 ✭✭✭J-blk


    No problem. It freaks a lot of people out when they first notice it :).

    And like I said, it gets worse with a bigger drive - I have a 1TB external drive that is effectively 931.39GB...


  • #5
    babypink
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,250 ✭✭✭babypink


    J-blk wrote: »
    I have a 1TB external drive that is effectively 931.39GB...
    ditto here


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