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    Hi, everyone...
    I just bought a HD for storage purposes, but when I open my Computer is not there....so I check disk management and is there.....only showing 232 GB out of 250.... and is UNLLOCATED...
    I want to storage pics and music there.....
    The HD is refurbished....Any help please...how ca i make this thing to work????

    Thank you guys.

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    partion and format the drive to allocate the space and you should be good to go, and yes 250 gbs of advertised size is going to be about 230 gb of real world space

    Real and advertised hard drive sizes - why you don't get all the space you pay for.

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