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    320Gb HD only showing 127 Gbs?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by IIIM3, Aug 19, 2008.

  1. IIIM3

    IIIM3 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Hey guys, havnt been on here in a while but i need some real help.

    ive been using this WesternDigital External MyBook 320GB Hard drive for a little over a year now. Now i know, im not going to have 320 Gbs, i think i actually had around 302-303 Gbs out of the box. Anyways, it had about 127 Gbs left, and all the files were corrupted. Thinking this was wrong, i ejected the Hard Drive, and plugged it back in. When plugging it back in, it said that the drive had to be formated. Knowing that this would delete everything, i still decided to do it. So after it formated, it still shows 127 Gbs, but yet... there are no files on the drive. Ive selected to show hidden files and everything. So what is going on here?
     
    IIIM3, Aug 19, 2008
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Is some of the space being used by partition(s) which aren't being recognised?

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Aug 19, 2008
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  3. IIIM3

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    Well, its not showing an partitions in my computer, or on start up. So any other way to check that?
     
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  4. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    You can use a Gparted LiveCD to get a look at where all the space is going.
     
    Bog, Aug 19, 2008
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  5. Andy

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    Patched up to the latest SP and all critical updates ?
     
    Andy, Aug 19, 2008
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  6. IIIM3

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    are you talking about Windows XP, or the Hard drive?
     
    IIIM3, Aug 19, 2008
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  7. IIIM3

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    I dont have linux anymore. So i cant exactly do that saying that the website says "Linux only"
     
    IIIM3, Aug 19, 2008
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  8. Andy

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    XP, and you don't need linux to run GParted. Just burn it to a disc, and boot through it.
     
    Andy, Aug 19, 2008
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  9. IIIM3

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    Alright, Yeah im fully updated on XP. Ill download GParted later today, and run it.
     
    IIIM3, Aug 19, 2008
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  10. Bog

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    Chances are that a chunk of the space on your drive is either unallocated or, if you ever dual-booted Linux, formatted as ext3.
     
    Bog, Aug 19, 2008
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  11. The_Musician

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    WD stores in FAT, doesnt that use like 3/4 of your space for nothing? convert to NFTS.
     
    The_Musician, Aug 19, 2008
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  12. kevinf

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    you can also just check for the partition in the disk manager
     
    kevinf, Aug 19, 2008
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  13. nizzy1115

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    Use disk manager and delete all partitions and recreate them.
     
    nizzy1115, Aug 19, 2008
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  14. IIIM3

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    Its not picking up that there are multiple partitions.
     
    IIIM3, Aug 23, 2008
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