Disk space differences as reported in explorer?

[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

 

[Andrew E.]

Try run,type:cmd In cmd typeiskPart In DiskPart type:list disk type:
list volume type:HELP For all cmds.

 

[Bill in Co.]

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

Try run,type:cmd In cmd typeiskPart In DiskPart type:list disk type:
list volume type:HELP For all cmds.

 

[HeyBub]

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 Barnhorst]

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.

 

[Bill in Co.]

LOL!! That is GOOD!!

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.

 

[Bill in Co.]

OK, and maybe that's it.
Thanks for letting me know.

 

[HeyBub]

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 Barnhorst]

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

..dezalg era seye siH