Hard Drive Smaller Than It Is...

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Hi, I've not been on the machine concerned for quite a while, two/three
weeks; however the family member concerned assures me that they have not
installed or changed anything in Windows;

My main hard drive in my computer (C:) is saying it's got 15GB Free, as
expected and says it's total size is 20GB, I know it's an 80gb drive...

When I right click on the drive, click format, the formatting wizard comes
up, and tells me that there is 74.6GB Capacity, as expected....

Why is My Computer telling me that it's much smaller? Quota restrictions
only apply for one local user account on the machine, and that's set at 5gb,
not 20 or even 15.

Anyone got any idea?

TIA for any help

DAN
 
Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Storage, Disk
Management

Is the drive showing with one partition of 74 GB?
--
Ronald Sommer

: Hi, I've not been on the machine concerned for quite a while, two/three
: weeks; however the family member concerned assures me that they have not
: installed or changed anything in Windows;
:
: My main hard drive in my computer (C:) is saying it's got 15GB Free, as
: expected and says it's total size is 20GB, I know it's an 80gb drive...
:
: When I right click on the drive, click format, the formatting wizard comes
: up, and tells me that there is 74.6GB Capacity, as expected....
:
: Why is My Computer telling me that it's much smaller? Quota restrictions
: only apply for one local user account on the machine, and that's set at
5gb,
: not 20 or even 15.
:
: Anyone got any idea?
:
: TIA for any help
:
: DAN
: --
: Dan Walters
 
If you can look at the link with the screenshots to confirm what I'm saying
is true, please do;

It is NTFS :)
 
I can't think of any reason.
Sorry

--
Ronald Sommer

: Yes it is showing one partition of approx 74gb:
:
: Please check out
: http://web.mac.com/danielwalters/Problem.doc
:
: Thankyou
: --
: Dan Walters
:
:
: "Ron Sommer" wrote:
:
: > Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Storage, Disk
: > Management
: >
: > Is the drive showing with one partition of 74 GB?
: > --
: > Ronald Sommer
: >
message
: > : > : Hi, I've not been on the machine concerned for quite a while,
two/three
: > : weeks; however the family member concerned assures me that they have
not
: > : installed or changed anything in Windows;
: > :
: > : My main hard drive in my computer (C:) is saying it's got 15GB Free,
as
: > : expected and says it's total size is 20GB, I know it's an 80gb
drive...
: > :
: > : When I right click on the drive, click format, the formatting wizard
comes
: > : up, and tells me that there is 74.6GB Capacity, as expected....
: > :
: > : Why is My Computer telling me that it's much smaller? Quota
restrictions
: > : only apply for one local user account on the machine, and that's set
at
: > 5gb,
: > : not 20 or even 15.
: > :
: > : Anyone got any idea?
: > :
: > : TIA for any help
: > :
: > : DAN
: > : --
: > : Dan Walters
: >
: >
 
V. Strange.....

Thankyou for your help all the same, please forward my "situation" onto
anyone you may know who's able to help.
 
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