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Discussions tagged with 'capacity issue' on WindowsForum.com cover problems where Windows reports incorrect storage or memory capacity. Common scenarios include a new 8TB hard drive showing only 1.99TB due to MBR partitioning, a 2.5TB drive appearing as 1.36TB after an error, and USB flash drives or RAM displaying far less capacity than expected (e.g., 16GB stick showing 48MB). Other threads involve external HDDs showing zero capacity in Disk Manager, and an iTunes library doubling in size, reducing iPod capacity. These issues often stem from partition table limitations, driver problems, or file system corruption, with solutions ranging from converting to GPT to reformatting or checking hardware.
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    Windows 10 New 8TB Hard-drive only shows 1.99TB .

    Morning all , I bought a new 8TB Hard-drive online , I installed Windows 10 on it and it's only showing 1.99TB on my computer . I thought windows only showed 3TB as the largest size , but the bloke in the local computer shop said windows 10 had solved that problem . (Meaning I wouldn't have to...
    • NettleWarbler
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    • 8tb capacity issue computer shop data loss disk management disk space file system formatting gpt hard drive installation mbr partition software compatibility storage tech support troubleshooting upgrade windows 10 windows issues
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Ram and Usb are showing wrong capacity, very low.

    Ram 1024kb reads 478kb - Usb stick 16 Gb reads 48Mb - How do I change my computer to to read correctly?
    • saytr02
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    • 32-bit 64-bit capacity capacity issue computer configuration error hardware memory performance ram reading settings storage system tech support troubleshooting upgrade usb
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 8 Hard Drive Restore Error - Shows Wrong Capacity, Extra Files Added

    I recently installed a HD (WD25EZRX). it's been operating normally for about 2 days. i was using my comp when i saw an alert that said something about a hard drive error and that my PC needed to be reset to fix it. so i reset the PC and saw another message saying something about restoring to...
    • haversham
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    • capacity issue data recovery drive restore drive utilities error checking extra files file system formatting hard drive hd properties hdd issues loss capacity pc troubleshooting reset function reset pc restore storage system specs wd25ezrx windows 8
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 External USB HDD not accessible

    Hello Forum, It's not a hardware issue, so I'm posting it here. Seems I'm not the first one but it seems to be a recurring issue which is slightly different for everyone. I cannot access external HDDs connected via USB. The Device Manager shows a device. Under "Properties, Volume, polulate"...
    • I2I2
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    • accessibility capacity issue data recovery device manager disk management error message external storage fat32 file system formatting hard drive initialization kubuntu linux compatibility ntfs system support troubleshooting usb drives volume management windows issues
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 iTunes Library Doubled On New Installation

    When I installed iTunes 9.0.2 on my new computer with windows 7 (64 bit) my iTunes library doubled each song. If I try to delete one of the songs, I get a message that the remaining song file cannot play the song. This is a problem because my iPod capacity has been taken up by all the extra...
    • mills
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    • 64-bit capacity issue duplicate songs error message installation ipod itunes libraries music production windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Vista won't recognise new USB flash drive as a disk.

    Hi. I just bought a new 8GB Transcend USB Flash drive. After opening the packet I went ahead and formatted it because I was told formatting would erase any spyware on the drive. Why I did that is not the issue. After formatting it, the computer recognised the drive is plugged into the USB...
    • Floaty
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    • capacity issue computer help device manager disk recognition flash drive formatting storage issues transcend usb windows vista
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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