2tbg showing as 1.8tb


  1. PSCO2007
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    2tbg showing as 1.8tb


    This hdd is a 2tb, but only shows 1.8.

    I realize that an amount is deducted, but 200gb?
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  3. DocBrown
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    That looks about normal to me. I just installed this 2tb Seagate yesterday as the primary boot HD :)
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  4. PSCO2007
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    Just seems like a lot of loss.
    Thanks for reply.
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  6. stormy13
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    It's the difference between decimal and binary reporting,

    Hard Drive Size Capacities Calculator

    When a Byte is not a Byte
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  7. boohbah
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    this is normal, see more here...

    HTG Explains: Why Do Hard Drives Show the Wrong Capacity in Windows? - How-To Geek
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  8. DocBrown
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    stormy13 said:
    When a Byte is not a Byte

    Unlike when you buy a Burger King Whooper, then you get home & they put a Whooper Jr. in the bag
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  10. PSCO2007
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    stormy13 said:
    It's the difference between decimal and binary reporting,

    Hard Drive Size Capacities Calculator

    When a Byte is not a Byte
    That link is great and explained it very well.
    THANKS!!!
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  11. boohbah
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    what about mine
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  12. PSCO2007
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    boohbah said:
    what about mine

    Don't cry - yours was also good.
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  13. kbrady1979
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    I have a Seagate 2TB drive as my storage drive and when it was completely empty, it had 1.8TB total space.........just the way it goes. The bigger the drive, the more overhead you have. A 3TB drive will have more, and a 4TB will have even more overhead than that.
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