116gb available
The computer says there are only 116gb available out of the 128gb, This is 12gb gone! 12gb of what?? Even after deleting the prog files it comes with, it is still 116, what gives??
Most storage devices, no matter what, do not give you the full size advertised. Typically, USB drives are better about it than hard drives, but it's part of the way tech works. As I understand it has to do with it becoming an acceptable practice for people to measure Bytes (and kilo-, mega-, giga-) as either 1024 or 1000. What causes the issue is that most computers/software/etc. (if not all) measure in increments of 1024. So, by the manufacturer's standard, your drive is 128GB with 116GB available, and that seems about right. Besides, Windows also allocates some of the storage space to partitions and file recycling system.
This is the best way I can explaining it without being too "Geeky"...
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