Disk space differences as reported in explorer?

[Guest Bill in Co.]

When your right click on a drive in XP's windows explorer, and get these

different reported sizes, what is the story?

 

Example, for a 20 GB partition - rounded to 3 significant digits below:

(choose whichever I guess; the two listings below are seen next to each

other in windows explorer):

 

12. 4GB 11.5 GB used spaee (tot capacity adds up to

19.9 GB)

7.56 GB 7.04 GB free space (tot capacity adds up to

18.6 GB)

(tot = 19.9 GB) (tot = 18.5 GB)

 

and as yet a third variation reported in BING:

 

11.9 GB used,

7.22 GB free

(total = 19.1 GB)

 

Anyone have a good explanation for the differences? I assume part of it

might have to due with the defenition of the HD sizes, e.g.: 1 GB or 1.024

GB, for "1 GB size" - not sure?

 

or for a 40 GB example:

 

20.36 GB 18.9 GB used space

19.64 GB 18.2 GB free space

capacity:

40.00 GB 37.2 GB

[Guest Andrew E.]

RE: Disk space differences as reported in explorer?

 

Try run,type:cmd In cmd type:DiskPart In DiskPart type:list disk type:

list volume type:HELP For all cmds.

 

"Bill in Co." wrote:

> When your right click on a drive in XP's windows explorer, and get these

> different reported sizes, what is the story?

>

> Example, for a 20 GB partition - rounded to 3 significant digits below:

> (choose whichever I guess; the two listings below are seen next to each

> other in windows explorer):

>

> 12. 4GB 11.5 GB used spaee (tot capacity adds up to

> 19.9 GB)

> 7.56 GB 7.04 GB free space (tot capacity adds up to

> 18.6 GB)

> (tot = 19.9 GB) (tot = 18.5 GB)

>

> and as yet a third variation reported in BING:

>

> 11.9 GB used,

> 7.22 GB free

> (total = 19.1 GB)

>

> Anyone have a good explanation for the differences? I assume part of it

> might have to due with the defenition of the HD sizes, e.g.: 1 GB or 1.024

> GB, for "1 GB size" - not sure?

>

> or for a 40 GB example:

>

> 20.36 GB 18.9 GB used space

> 19.64 GB 18.2 GB free space

> capacity:

> 40.00 GB 37.2 GB

>

>

>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Disk space differences as reported in explorer?

 

That wasn't my question, nor does it answer it.

 

Andrew E. wrote:

> Try run,type:cmd In cmd type:DiskPart In DiskPart type:list disk type:

> list volume type:HELP For all cmds.

>

> "Bill in Co." wrote:

>

>> When your right click on a drive in XP's windows explorer, and get these

>> different reported sizes, what is the story?

>>

>> Example, for a 20 GB partition - rounded to 3 significant digits below:

>> (choose whichever I guess; the two listings below are seen next to each

>> other in windows explorer):

>>

>> 12. 4GB 11.5 GB used spaee (tot capacity adds up

>> to

>> 19.9 GB)

>> 7.56 GB 7.04 GB free space (tot capacity adds up

>> to

>> 18.6 GB)

>> (tot = 19.9 GB) (tot = 18.5 GB)

>>

>> and as yet a third variation reported in BING:

>>

>> 11.9 GB used,

>> 7.22 GB free

>> (total = 19.1 GB)

>>

>> Anyone have a good explanation for the differences? I assume part of

>> it

>> might have to due with the defenition of the HD sizes, e.g.: 1 GB or

>> 1.024

>> GB, for "1 GB size" - not sure?

>>

>> or for a 40 GB example:

>>

>> 20.36 GB 18.9 GB used space

>> 19.64 GB 18.2 GB free space

>> capacity:

>> 40.00 GB 37.2 GB

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: Disk space differences as reported in explorer?

 

Bill in Co. wrote:

> That wasn't my question, nor does it answer it.

>

 

I don't think anyone has ever cared enough to work it all out.

 

I'm more interested in knowing why Belgium is so far away.

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Disk space differences as reported in explorer?

 

To be next to Holland?

 

Reminds me of my insurance agent's advice on saving on my premiums. He

pointed out that since most accidents happen within 5 miles of home, the way

to save on the premiums is to move further away.

 

"HeyBub" <heybub@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Bill in Co. wrote:

>> That wasn't my question, nor does it answer it.

>>

>

> I don't think anyone has ever cared enough to work it all out.

>

> I'm more interested in knowing why Belgium is so far away.

>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Disk space differences as reported in explorer?

 

LOL!! That is GOOD!!

 

Colin Barnhorst wrote:

> To be next to Holland?

>

> Reminds me of my insurance agent's advice on saving on my premiums. He

> pointed out that since most accidents happen within 5 miles of home, the

> way

> to save on the premiums is to move further away.

>

> "HeyBub" <heybub@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:u3G0D3BkIHA.4164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Bill in Co. wrote:

>>> That wasn't my question, nor does it answer it.

>>>

>>

>> I don't think anyone has ever cared enough to work it all out.

>>

>> I'm more interested in knowing why Belgium is so far away.

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Disk space differences as reported in explorer?

 

OK, and maybe that's it.

Thanks for letting me know.

 

HeyBub wrote:

> Bill in Co. wrote:

>> That wasn't my question, nor does it answer it.

>>

>

> I don't think anyone has ever cared enough to work it all out.

>

> I'm more interested in knowing why Belgium is so far away.

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: Disk space differences as reported in explorer?

 

Colin Barnhorst wrote:

> To be next to Holland?

>

> Reminds me of my insurance agent's advice on saving on my premiums. He

> pointed out that since most accidents happen within 5 miles of

> home, the way to save on the premiums is to move further away.

>

>

 

I once had a cop tell me that most accidents happen within 300 yards of an

unsanitary taco stand...

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Disk space differences as reported in explorer?

 

Do you know how to tell when a cop has been eating donuts again?

 

..dezalg era seye siH

 

"HeyBub" <heybub@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Colin Barnhorst wrote:

>> To be next to Holland?

>>

>> Reminds me of my insurance agent's advice on saving on my premiums. He

>> pointed out that since most accidents happen within 5 miles of

>> home, the way to save on the premiums is to move further away.

>>

>>

>

> I once had a cop tell me that most accidents happen within 300 yards of an

> unsanitary taco stand...

>