Can anyone help a dumb brunette please :)

bubbs

Hello as title says im confused lol :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
I have an external 250gb hdd and when i plug it in , it says File System -Fat ? what does this mean please ? and free space 32,475,648 bytes why is it saying bytes and not gb?
Told you i was a dumb brunette lol
Thanks for any help in advance.

DCFC79

Fat is just the file system used for that ext HD, the other file system is ntfs, as to why its shown as bytes and not gigabytes i dont know, but there are converters you can use to convert it into GB

bubbs

Thanks , do you know anythiing about the bytes and gb? or is it just saying it another way?

DCFC79

bubbs wrote: »

Thanks , do you know anythiing about the bytes and gb? or is it just saying it another way?

here you go,

1024 byte is equal to 1 Kilobytes(KB)
1024 KB is equal to 1 Megabytes(MB)
1024 MB is equal to 1 Gigabyte(GB)
1024 GB is equal to 1 Terabyte(TB)

Zeusiblue

If you right click on the h/drive in my computer then select properties it will give you bytes and gb.

click windows icon 'bottom left' then select 'computer'. then do as above.


fat is the file sytem it uses but you can only store large files upto 4gb in size.

Example if you had a video file over 4gb it will not be able to store it.

Use the ntfs system

Ntfs file system you can store files over 4gb in size.

To do this you will need to re-format the drive.

bubbs

im sorry i must be really realyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy thick lol, i dont understand the bytes but cause no where when i click on properties does it say gb its just says 32,475,648 bytes and 30.9mb but it is completley free space

dannyjebb

have you ever used this drive before?

32,475,648 bytes is the same as 30.9mb (obviously alot less than you should have on there. try and format the drive if you have nothing saved on it.

bubbs

To be honest i have had alot of problems since i bought it, but then didnt need it so just put it in a cupboard, there is nothing on there so will get it formatted , Thanks for everyones help

sharkie

http://ask-leo.com/why_does_the_space_used_by_files_on_my_hard_drive_show_different_numbers_depending_on_how_i_look.html

enigma52

Zeusiblue wrote: »

If you right click on the h/drive in my computer then select properties it will give you bytes and gb.

click windows icon 'bottom left' then select 'computer'. then do as above.


fat is the file sytem it uses but you can only store large files upto 4gb in size.

Example if you had a video file over 4gb it will not be able to store it.

Use the ntfs system

Ntfs file system you can store files over 4gb in size.

To do this you will need to re-format the drive.

no you don't, all you need to do is convert it and it keeps all the data intact. just google convert fat to ntfs