Vista wont reconize but 931 GB of my Tera bit

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hvacdoc - Sep 22, 2009 at 04:23 PM
xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Sep 23, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Hello,
I was wondering why windows vista only says i have 931 GB on a Tera bite hard drive...

help....
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closeup22 Posts 8923 Registration date Friday May 15, 2009 Status Member Last seen October 7, 2010 2,099
Sep 23, 2009 at 09:21 AM
hi there,

this is normal

just take any hard drive volume like your for example

divide it three times by 1.024

you will get the amount you said

Thanks
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,826
Sep 23, 2009 at 10:35 PM
The Disk drive manufacturer uses a decimal numbering system and lists the disk size BEFORE formatting.

Microsoft uses a hexadecimal numbering system (a mega-byte is 1024 decimal bytes in this system) and Windows lists the size AFTER formatting.

So, Windows always shows less space on the hard drive than what is printed on the hard drive. You don't have any lost space. It's just how things work.
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