storage problem
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350GB is an odd size for a HDD.
A 350GB HDD would actually be around 326GB (technically GiB) in Windows.
Your HDD is measured in Gigabytes (10^9 bytes) whereas Windows measures in Gibibytes (2^30).
Anyhow, start with CCleaner and give the drive a good clean to get rid of any rubbish:
CCleaner
A 350GB HDD would actually be around 326GB (technically GiB) in Windows.
Your HDD is measured in Gigabytes (10^9 bytes) whereas Windows measures in Gibibytes (2^30).
Anyhow, start with CCleaner and give the drive a good clean to get rid of any rubbish:
CCleaner
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Gibibytes? Gigabaytes?
Been on the strong stuff again?
That should obviously read Gigabytes and Gigabits.
You're half right.
It should read Gigabytes and Gibibytes.
Windows does actually measure in Gibibytes.
Gibibyte
Post corrected.
Never heard to it referred to as that. So you are excused, as I hope, am I . . .
Nothing to excuse.
Everyone uses the term Gigabyte (GB) for both.
That's why it's confusing when they buy a 500GB drive and Windows tells them it's 465GB (Gigabytes) when it should say they have 465 GiB (Gibibytes).
right this is what i mean some pics
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my d ..drive says i have 377 gigis on it but when i go into my D drive and highlight everything its says 127 gigs used but if you look on pics it says 217 gigs used where has the other bit gone..JOHN
http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz323/luckyjohn99/Untitled.png
my d ..drive says i have 377 gigis on it but when i go into my D drive and highlight everything its says 127 gigs used but if you look on pics it says 217 gigs used where has the other bit gone..JOHN
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What are the C and E drives? Are they physically different drives? Best way to see is to go into Administrator tools, and Computer management. In Local Storage, it tells you how large each drive is, and how the letters are assigned. You could screenie that for us as well.
John, there might be several things on your drive which won't show up in Windows Explorer: page file or hibernation file, system restore points, files in the Recycle Bin or other hidden files.
I suggest you download a program called WinDirStat. That will show you where all the space is going on your drive. It shows all files and folders, even hidden ones.
It's confusing, and it doesn't exactly help that Windows itself uses GB to mean gibibyte!
I suggest you download a program called WinDirStat. That will show you where all the space is going on your drive. It shows all files and folders, even hidden ones.
It's confusing, and it doesn't exactly help that Windows itself uses GB to mean gibibyte!