Does Your Hard Drive Seem Smaller Than It Should Be? Here’s Why

hard drive smaller than advertised

Reading ts article simple explanation that’s confusing people lot. First, I’ll define se basic computer jargon you’ll mt article.

We’re gg ao straighten te ss discrepancy bn size hard drive buy it, label yr computer, size, you’re actually looking wt screen, big.

First, I’ll define couple terms. terms “erase” “format.” terms essentially mean thing, you’re able interchangeably.

hard disk cr actually contains information, yr documents, pictures, music OS itself, tt mt Windows XP OS “Leopard” else. Usually, that’s saved located hard disk.

Hard disks he bn measured gigabytes tr terabyte range, nt level gigabytes.

byte essentially unit measurement computers (technically, bit byte).  kilobyte approximately 1,000 bytes. megabyte basically 1,000,000 bytes. gigabyte essentially 1 billion bytes. terabyte approximately 1 trillion bytes. It’ll lg te years, let’s worry .

example, he cr couple ys old. Se mt idea cn storage space yr hard drive based label drive, specs sheet paper tt wn bought machine.

Let’s size drive. using Macintosh, clicking drive icon, gg File menu clicking “Get Info.” That’ll ge window tt lists capacity drive.

using Windows, icon click drive once. It’ll wt size drive left-hand window.

reading directions doesn’t seeing works, suggest Windows Vista how to Apple how to training, specifically video lessons actually steps.

Oe drive is, you’ll fd it’s tn think.

happens wn prepare drive use. “Formatting” “erasing” term preparing drive ready used. happens, drive foundation house house pad construction house.

It’s live foundation house be walls roof. or words happens setup hard drive. “partition” format it. Maybe you’ve heard word partition screen separates section rm fm another. partition fundamentally se thing.

Wn person partition format hard drive, erasing it, whichever term prefer, you’re doing basically walls. start house pad, tn raise walls roof prepare use. that, person can’t live it.

se reason, hard drive isn’t partitioned formatted, can’t store be doesn’t he walls roof.

tk erasing formatting drive, tt is, preparing used, putting house house pad, begin guess hard drive’s size ss be.

It’s you’ve lost space format it, wn compared drive look actual physical drive label, box cr tt ce tt drive it. You’ll fd ss bigger nr tn actually wn checking drive’s size formatted.

begin wh house pad thousand square feet, ar walls up, at square feet left more, practical, floor space. se space tn walls.

Fundamentally , that’s happens format disk. gs partitioned formatted ready use. process, space lost. You’ll it’s pretty easy at it, helps people understand.

Hopefully tt makes sense clears little bit mystery. lot clients ad — explain it, ss me sense them. hope makes se sense you.