[X4U] External HD: 750 gig to 699 when formatted. Why???

[Neil Laubenthal]

The 750 GB is unformatted . . .and is probably measured using 1000 MB  
per GB instead of the actual 1024 MB per GB.

700 formatted is about right for a "750 GB" drive.

The extra space isn't really lost . . . it was just never there in the  
first place:-)


On May 24, 2009, at 1:27 PM, Germain M. wrote:

> Hello,
> I bought a SimpleTech 750gig external HD. It was Windows formatted  
> in the first place. Once mounted, info window showed the drive had  
> 699 gig free. As suggested in the instruction manual (and as should  
> be done) anyway), I reformated the drive Mac OS Extended journaled.  
> Still 699 gig free. Is there a way te recover this huge amount of  
> lost gig? What are they used for and by what (whom)? Are there some  
> hidden Windows programs and files left on the HD. If so, how to et  
> rid of them to recover that space?
>
> First, I wanted to format the drivve with the "zero" option in Disk  
> Utility but it told me ot would take 7 hours and I didn't want to  
> wait. This is the very first external HD I buy.
>