WD Portable 250GB HD

Edward Cullen

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hello i have formatted my new Portable HD after 4months but its showing used space 97mb can anyone pls tell me is that normal or is there sum problem ? i mean it should show used space 0 bytes ?:rolleyes:
 

My Computer

OS
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5 2500 @ 3.30GHz
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DH67BL (LGA1155)
Memory
8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1333 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB DDR-5 (ASUStek Computer Inc)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Sync Master B2030
Screen Resolution
1600X900
Hard Drives
1TB Hitachi Sata-II 3Gb/Sec
WD 250 GB Portable USB 2.0
Case
IBall
Keyboard
I-Ball Cherry USB
Mouse
I-Ball Cherry USB
Internet Speed
300 kbps
Is the file NTFS or other i.e. FAT32?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Look in my Signature.
OS
Win7 H.Prem. 32bit+SP1
Can you give us a screen snip of Disk Management & the properties snip for the HD ?
 

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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
its NTFS and its empty but its showing used space 97mb... here's the screenshot
 

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My Computer

OS
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5 2500 @ 3.30GHz
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DH67BL (LGA1155)
Memory
8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1333 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB DDR-5 (ASUStek Computer Inc)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Sync Master B2030
Screen Resolution
1600X900
Hard Drives
1TB Hitachi Sata-II 3Gb/Sec
WD 250 GB Portable USB 2.0
Case
IBall
Keyboard
I-Ball Cherry USB
Mouse
I-Ball Cherry USB
Internet Speed
300 kbps
That's perfectly normal. Some of the drive is reserved for system use.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
Memory
12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 470
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS
PSU
OCZ ModStream 700W
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
Yep, your screen snip shows just about the right percentage for that HD. Your ok!
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
ok thanks for ur help and to clear my doubts experts
 

My Computer

OS
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5 2500 @ 3.30GHz
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DH67BL (LGA1155)
Memory
8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1333 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB DDR-5 (ASUStek Computer Inc)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Sync Master B2030
Screen Resolution
1600X900
Hard Drives
1TB Hitachi Sata-II 3Gb/Sec
WD 250 GB Portable USB 2.0
Case
IBall
Keyboard
I-Ball Cherry USB
Mouse
I-Ball Cherry USB
Internet Speed
300 kbps
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