why is it that on my jetflash i have 512MB ?....?

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why is it that on my jetflash i have 512MB ?....?

but when totally full it shows only 495 MB ....where is the reste of memory is it always like that ?

2006-07-31 19:16:50 · 3 answers · asked by Bucannon 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware

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Its the way that windows recognize FAT. Normally, for disk manufactures, 1 kb = 1000 bytes. But for the Os, 1 kb = 1024 kb.
So your lost space is there.
512 x 1000 x 1000 / (1024 x 1024) = 488.28 MB

Tada.!

2006-07-31 19:22:29 · answer #1 · answered by Tharaka D 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋

it's always like that. by formatting it, the system writes informations about the file system, and that's what taking up the space.

2006-08-01 02:22:38 · answer #2 · answered by Deep Thought 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it is just the way Windows readds the format

2006-08-01 02:19:52 · answer #3 · answered by butchell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋