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    Where's My Harddrive Space?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by jfafimtu, Dec 19, 2006.

  1. jfafimtu

    jfafimtu Notebook Geek

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    Ok, so i just bought a HP dv2125nr laptop. I made backup dvds, then formated the drive. I removed the recovery partition. The crappy videos and other media. The drivers directory. All in all i have 7 gbs taken on my laptop. I go into explorer, highlight all files, including system and hidden... it comes to about 3-4gb. Where is that extra 3-4 gbs of space being taken up?
     
    jfafimtu, Dec 19, 2006
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Virtual RAM, the system cache, and the space reserved on the HDD for when you hibernate...those usually don't show up in the properties of a drive.
     
    Greg, Dec 19, 2006
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    Actual formatted capacity is lower than the advertised capacity. So say you have a 100GB HD, You would have ~95GB of actual usable space. Its mainly a marketing gimmick, but does work out to be easier having nice even numbers to look for.
     
    Blake, Dec 19, 2006
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    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

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    Also, don't forget the QuickPlay Partition. There's a GB right there.
     
    JM, Dec 20, 2006
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    accounted for that in my figures.
     
    jfafimtu, Dec 20, 2006
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    didnt account for this hmm ill have to look into it
     
    jfafimtu, Dec 20, 2006
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