Disk space differences as reported in explorer?

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

eckrichco
Wed Mar 26 20:36:01 PDT 2008

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
>
>
>

Bill
Wed Mar 26 20:43:18 PDT 2008

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

HeyBub
Thu Mar 27 08:18:13 PDT 2008

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.

Colin
Thu Mar 27 09:26:58 PDT 2008

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.
>

Bill
Thu Mar 27 14:28:09 PDT 2008

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.

Bill
Thu Mar 27 14:28:51 PDT 2008

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.

HeyBub
Fri Mar 28 08:13:45 PDT 2008

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...

Colin
Fri Mar 28 08:47:57 PDT 2008

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
news:eClwNZOkIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> 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...
>