Missing disk space in new internal hard drive


  1. Sparky67
    Posts : 2
    Windows 7 x64
       New #1

    Missing disk space in new internal hard drive


    Hi All,
    I just purchased a new internal hard drive (Seagate Barracuda hard drive - 3 TB - SATA-600) to be used for storing data. Installation was simple, and Disk Management noticed it right away, with 1 problem: The free space is 743.48 GB, not the 3000 or so I was expecting. Disk Manager says it is 100% free. So the big question is: Where is all that other disk space?

    Thank you!!
    HP Z600
    Win7 x64
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  3. Arc
    Posts : 35,373
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
       New #2

    Hello and welcome, Sparky67 :)

    Can you post a screenshot of your full screen disk management window, and your my computer window ?

    Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Seven Forums
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  4. Sparky67
    Posts : 2
    Windows 7 x64
    Thread Starter
       New #3

    Thanks Arc - here it is.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Missing disk space in new internal hard drive-esk.jpg  
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  6. lehnerus2000
    Posts : 4,049
    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
       New #4

    Does it actually say 3TB on the HDD body?

    Maybe there was a labelling/packaging error at the factory.
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  7. Arc
    Posts : 35,373
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
       New #5

    Yes, it looks like to be a 800 GB disk
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  8. GEWB
    Posts : 1,030
    Linux Mint / XP / Win7 Home, Pro, Ultimate / Win8.1 / Win10
       New #6

    Also go into Device Mangler, er, Device Manager -

    Control Panel > Device Manager

    Expand Disk Drives and see what the system reports for the model.

    Missing disk space in new internal hard drive-devicemangler.png

    Regards,
    GEWB
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

 

  Related Discussions
THIS HAS BEEN SOLVED. I used windows 7 disk management tool to make a new partition. It didn't work and I kept receiving an invalid parameters error. I restarted my computer to find that my hard drive was partitioned. I extended the drive back and rebooted. Now in windows explorer I am at...
Hello everyone. I have an HP Pavilion DV6 with a 600 GB hard disk (Windows 7 Home Premium). Last weekend I tried to create a new partition, so I can save some of my files in case I have to re-install the OS or another issue. Anyways I started the process, right click on C, clicked on "shrink...
I've recently uninstalled itunes. When i restarted my PC i noticed that my internal secondary drive was missing. Reboot and still nothing. Powerdown wait 30 sec and swjtch back on: still missing. I finally opened it up unplugged it and replugged it and it found it again. I then rebooted again...
I have been searching for days around the net for a way to resolve this and haven't seen anything that can help me thus far, so hopefully one of you kind people may be able to help..... I had a bit of a hard drive issue a few days ago.... my D: Drive disappeared... it's a partition on my Hard...
Hello I recently purchased an Intel X18-M G2 80GB and installed Windows 7 on it. So far, so good. First thing I installed afterwards was World of Warcraft and I then noticed that I had very little free space left on the drive - less than 25 GB i.e. about 50 GB used. If I mark all the...
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 7 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 7" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

 © Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 17:13.
Find Us