8GB disappearance each partition in win 7

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  1. Orbital Shark
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    I think it's since Vista that this has been introduced. It could be that it hold all the information regarding that drive (size, contents) so windows doesn't need to re-establish what the device is.

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  3. swarfega
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    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
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    It could be the MFT thats taking up that space as it does take up quite a bit.
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  4. Julio Andretti
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    Windows 7 build 7100, XP SP3
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    what's MFT?
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  6. swarfega
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    Check out What is a Master File Table?
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