External Hard Drive Is Missing Space!

[FranklinX]

Hello everyone! I have a WD 3TD hard drive. I've used 2.4 of the 2.72 available space, and only 885 MB are remaining. I checked every folder's property and cannot find the missing date. My recycle bin is empty. My hard drive's owner is my computer's username and that's the only change made to the hard drive.

 

[ronintexas]

If you are saying you have used 2.4TB of 2.72TB available - this would be correct. When the package says, "3TB", it is measured in bytes. To get to TB, is is actually 1024 x 1024 x 1024 x 1024....So an advertised 3TB drive would actually be 2.79397TB....this article explains.

http://www.ussscctv.com/harddrivesizecapacitiescalculator.aspx

 

[FranklinX]

If you are saying you have used 2.4TB of 2.72TB available - this would be correct. When the package says, "3TB", it is measured in bytes. To get to TB, is is actually 1024 x 1024 x 1024 x 1024....So an advertised 3TB drive would actually be 2.79397TB....this article explains.

http://www.ussscctv.com/harddrivesizecapacitiescalculator.aspx

Sorry! I should have added more information. I've used 2.4 and only 885MB is remaining.

 

[ronintexas]

Download this program and analyze the drive - it finds everything within the drive: http://windirstat.info/index.html

 

[FranklinX]

Download this program and analyze the drive - it finds everything within the drive: http://windirstat.info/index.html

Thank you! It's working!