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Answer» I have a external harddrive that i purchased on ebay thats 250gb but it shows up as 233gb is there a way i can make it 250 gb by formating if so how can i do this can U give me steps
THANKS a lotThis is actually something that causes quite a bit of confusion, and it's all down to the meanings of the various prefixes used.
You see, in most computing circles, 1 kilobyte is equal to 1024 bytes. HOWEVER, as I'm sure you are aware, the term kilo is usually a reference to 1000 of anything, and that is how hard drive manufacturers define a kilobyte.
In effect, this means that Windows will report a drive smaller than what the manufacturer quotes. There's nothing wrong with the drive, it's just an inconsistancy in the definition of "kilo" (and all the other units).
[ For all you fact FANS out there, 1024 bytes is strictly speaking called a kibibyte. Anyone who uses BitTorrent will probably have come across this already. ]alright thanks
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