HDD says it's 5x bigger than it is

[apolloheidal]

When started setting everything up on my new desktop computer I was messing around with Disk Manager and I increased the virtual size of my hard drive to 5TB (it only holds 932GB). I know it isn't a big issue, but my OCD is starting to take over and I want it to show the correct storage capacity. Any ideas on how I can fix this?

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Hey apolloheidal. Have you created a VHD (virtual hard disk)? Take a look at this here, it might be helpful: http://www.howtogeek.com/50399/how-to-resize-a-microsoft-virtual-hard-drive-vhd-file/

Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD

 

[apolloheidal]

Ya I did. Is there any way I can undo that process so that Windows Explorer shows the true storage capacity of my D: drive instead of some virtual "storage pool"?

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Take a look at the instructions from these links:
How to remove a virtual hard disk: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc720326%28v=ws.10%29.aspx
Remove Storage Pool: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh848650.aspx

Hopefully the info there helps you resolve the issue.
Good luck.

 

[apolloheidal]

Thanks for the help.