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[laci20]

This HDD is almost 3 years, but working very well, maybe something sector problems? 

[theparasol]

No conversion factor... harddisk manufacturers count a megabyte as 1000 while all operating systems consider a megabyte as 1024.

The larger the disc the more the size on the label will differ from what you size as capacity in your os.

So, this disc is perfectly fine.

[ims]

kilo = 10³  but in binary is kilo 2¹⁰

mega = 10⁶ but binary  is mega 2²⁰

giga = 10⁹ but binary is giga 2³⁰

 

manufacturers capacity/(1024*1024*1024) and you will get your size.

[laci20]

It's interesting because i formatted today, and until this time show me 320 GB

[laci20]

The Openpli showed me 320 GB before initialization

[dAF2000]

The Openpli showed me 320 GB before initialization

 

If you check the System/Harddisk/Initialization menu, you will see the size as used by the harddisk manufacturers (1GB = 1.000.000.000 bytes, so 320 GB). At other places you will see a lower size (1GB = 1.073.741.824 bytes).

 

Although they are both "GB", they are just different numbers. Very confusing indeed, but there's nothing wrong with you harddisk. Also, the initialization of your harddisk takes a bit of space, but not that much.

[laci20]

Ok, thank you for your answers