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When I go under C: and click properties, it tells me I only have 74GB of Hard Drive Space; but I have a 80 GB Hard Drive. Why is that?

It is almost always a little lower actual space when you format a hard drive. I have an 80 gig also, and I am getting...76 otu of it as well. I don't know why it happens, but its a totally normal occurance.
"DefiningDavid" wrote:

When I go under C: and click properties, it tells me I only have 74GB of Hard Drive Space; but I have a 80 GB Hard Drive. Why is that?

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. :) I appreciate it and understand now.
"zaybertamer" wrote:

It is almost always a little lower actual space when you format a hard drive. I have an 80 gig also, and I am getting...76 otu of it as well. I don't know why it happens, but its a totally normal occurance.
"DefiningDavid" wrote:
When I go under C: and click properties, it tells me I only have 74GB of Hard Drive Space; but I have a 80 GB Hard Drive. Why is that?

When I go under C: and click properties, it tells me I only have 74GB of Hard Drive Space; but I have a 80 GB Hard Drive. Why is that?

On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:35:02 -0700, DefiningDavid wrote:

When I go under C: and click properties, it tells me I only have 74GB of Hard Drive Space; but I have a 80 GB Hard Drive. Why is that?

Happens in just about every version of Windows. Hard drive manufacturers calculate space to the power of 10. Windows calculates to the power of 2. 1 GB to a hard drive manufacturer manufacturer is one million bytes. In Windows it is 1,073,741,824.
74x the number that Windows uses = 79,456,894,976 or what the hard drive manufacturers like to round off to 80GB.
-- Sharon F MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

Thank you so much. I had no idea about that. I was wondering why I was being shorted 6 Gs. Very good answer. :) You rock.
"Sharon F" wrote:

On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:35:02 -0700, DefiningDavid wrote:
When I go under C: and click properties, it tells me I only have 74GB of Hard Drive Space; but I have a 80 GB Hard Drive. Why is that?
Happens in just about every version of Windows. Hard drive manufacturers calculate space to the power of 10. Windows calculates to the power of 2. 1 GB to a hard drive manufacturer manufacturer is one million bytes. In Windows it is 1,073,741,824.
74x the number that Windows uses = 79,456,894,976 or what the hard drive manufacturers like to round off to 80GB.
-- Sharon F MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User