Hard drive 1MB & 101MB unallocated/unusable space

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I have a 500GB hard drive that has 2 unusable bits of space. My obvious question is. Can it be fixed so they can be used or is this stuck like this?

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You can do it with the bootable CD of Partition Wizard. But it is really not worth doing? It is such a minute portion of your disk - make the math.

If you really want to venture into it, make sure you image your C: partition first before you start. It is very easy to lose it with the slightest little mistake.
 

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You can do it with the bootable CD of Partition Wizard. But it is really not worth doing? It is such a minute portion of your disk - make the math.

If you really want to venture into it, make sure you image your C: partition first before you start. It is very easy to lose it with the slightest little mistake.

Yes it is rather a small amount and i am not in a hurry for the space. My only main issue is.

Is this due to a problem that therefore could in the long run cause unwanted minor errors or problems with the hard drive?
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
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Intel Core Quad
Motherboard
ASUS
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8.0GB
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Intel HD 512MB Chipset / Nvidia HD 1.0GB Graphics Card
Sound Card
VIA HD Chipset
Monitor(s) Displays
32" HD/3D Monitor
Hard Drives
STASATA 500GB
PSU
650W Power Unit
Case
Gaming Computer Case
Cooling
3 Red LED Cooling Fans
Nah, that used to be the active system partition and someone transferred the bootmgr to the C: partition and deleted it. This is how you got the little unallocated space. It is completely harmless. If I were you, I would just leave it - forever.
 

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Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
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Nah, that used to be the active system partition and someone transferred the bootmgr to the C: partition and deleted it. This is how you got the little unallocated space. It is completely harmless. If I were you, I would just leave it - forever.

Would make sence i suppose. I not long got it re-formated at my local computer repair store.
Its why when i got it back and spotted it, it got me slightly confused.

Cheers for the help, its a worry off my mind :)
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
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Intel Core Quad
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ASUS
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8.0GB
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Intel HD 512MB Chipset / Nvidia HD 1.0GB Graphics Card
Sound Card
VIA HD Chipset
Monitor(s) Displays
32" HD/3D Monitor
Hard Drives
STASATA 500GB
PSU
650W Power Unit
Case
Gaming Computer Case
Cooling
3 Red LED Cooling Fans
Your computer store people were smart. The original setup with the 100MB active system partition (which is the default during an installation) is nothing but trouble. Nobody understands why Microsoft introduced that concept with Windows7.
 

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The 100 mb unallocated space that was once perhaps the System Reserved Partition as whs has pointed out, can be easily merged with the C Drive with a good Partition Manager Boot Disk.

As for the 1 mb unallocated space I too have it in one machine, and I have moved heaven and earth to merge it with a bigger partition, including deleting an adjacent partition and creating a single block of unallocated space and then creating a single partition but without success.

As I write a thought has just struck me that had I created a FAT32 partition out of the unallocated space I might have succeeded and then converted it into NTFS. But then why go through the hassle for 1 mb except that disk partitioning doesn't look neat.

I have a 500GB hard drive that has 2 unusable bits of space. My obvious question is. Can it be fixed so they can be used or is this stuck like this?

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Custom Built
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Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit
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Intel D845GVS1 X86-based PC
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2 gigs of RAM
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Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
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Realtek AC'97 Audio
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Samsung SyncMaster 931BF Black 19" LCD Monitor
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1280X960
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1. SAMSUNG SP0822N ATA Device ~ 80 GigaBytes

2. Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Device ~ 500 GigaBytes
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COMPAQ Standard PS/2 Keyboard
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iBall Laser Precise Speedster
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4 mb/sec
Whenever you use a Windows utility to format a hard drive Windows will always leave some little chunk of unallocated space at the end of the drive. This is because Windows wants to use that little bit of real estate when creating Dynamic Disks.

Third party programs will allow you to format the entire drive because other OS's do not need or use that space.

Like WHS says, just leave it alone.
 

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Home Built - Jan 2013
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Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
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i7-3820
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Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
Memory
GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
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EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
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On board Realtek ALC898
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Acer S271HL
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1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
#1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
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Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
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Corsair Obsidian 550D
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Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
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MS KC-0405
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Intellimouse 5-button
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56 Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
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Avast & Malwarebytes
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Firefox
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Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X
Whenever you use a Windows utility to format a hard drive Windows will always leave some little chunk of unallocated space at the end of the drive. This is because Windows wants to use that little bit of real estate when creating Dynamic Disks.

Third party programs will allow you to format the entire drive because other OS's do not need or use that space.

Like WHS says, just leave it alone.
What you say is ok. But that here is a different cause. The people in his computer store were smart and moved the bootmgr.
 

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HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
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Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays
2x HP w2207
Hard Drives
5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Keyboard
with trackball - no mices
Mouse
Trackball mice
Internet Speed
DSL 6000
Oh, understood. I was just referring to the 1MB at the end of the drive.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built - Jan 2013
OS
Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
CPU
i7-3820
Motherboard
Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
Memory
GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
Sound Card
On board Realtek ALC898
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S271HL
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
#1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
Case
Corsair Obsidian 550D
Cooling
Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Keyboard
MS KC-0405
Mouse
Intellimouse 5-button
Internet Speed
56 Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
Antivirus
Avast & Malwarebytes
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X
But I use Acronis Disc Director Boot Disk to partition the hard disks and still can't get rid of that little 1 mb bit. I wonder why?

Whenever you use a Windows utility to format a hard drive Windows will always leave some little chunk of unallocated space at the end of the drive. This is because Windows wants to use that little bit of real estate when creating Dynamic Disks.

Third party programs will allow you to format the entire drive because other OS's do not need or use that space.

Like WHS says, just leave it alone.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit
Motherboard
Intel D845GVS1 X86-based PC
Memory
2 gigs of RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 931BF Black 19" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution
1280X960
Hard Drives
1. SAMSUNG SP0822N ATA Device ~ 80 GigaBytes

2. Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Device ~ 500 GigaBytes
Keyboard
COMPAQ Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
iBall Laser Precise Speedster
Internet Speed
4 mb/sec
Acronis forums is where I got my information, from one of their gurus. Given that, it could be that Acronis utilities maintain Microsoft standards.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built - Jan 2013
OS
Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
CPU
i7-3820
Motherboard
Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
Memory
GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
Sound Card
On board Realtek ALC898
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S271HL
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
#1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
Case
Corsair Obsidian 550D
Cooling
Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Keyboard
MS KC-0405
Mouse
Intellimouse 5-button
Internet Speed
56 Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
Antivirus
Avast & Malwarebytes
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X
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