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Holly_Hobby

(3,033 posts) Fri Jan 16, 2015, 04:17 PM Jan 2015

Hard drive capacity

Let's say you have an 8-y.o. laptop with 400GB hard drive. You replace it with a laptop with a 1TB hard drive. You notice it's 80% full with all kinds of pre-loaded software and games.

Is 20% of 1TB enough space left?

My BIL returned a new laptop because he says it was 80% full and felt it was a return after someone loaded a bunch of stuff on it. It's been about 6 years since I bought a new laptop and I don't know what 1TB capacity is vs. 400GB.

Thanks!

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Hard drive capacity (Original Post) Holly_Hobby Jan 2015 OP

Yes and No. TexasTowelie Jan 2015 #1

Thanks! n/t Holly_Hobby Jan 2015 #2

A new laptop with 80% of a 1 Tb drive full? hobbit709 Jan 2015 #3

yep... ProdigalJunkMail Jan 2015 #4

Thank you n/t Holly_Hobby Jan 2015 #5

TexasTowelie

(112,234 posts)

1. Yes and No.

Reply to Holly_Hobby (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2015, 04:26 PM

Jan 2015

It means that there are only 200GB of storage available. It will be necessary to delete programs on the hard drive of the newer laptop.

Holly_Hobby

(3,033 posts)

2. Thanks! n/t

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 16, 2015, 04:28 PM

Jan 2015

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

3. A new laptop with 80% of a 1 Tb drive full?

Reply to Holly_Hobby (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2015, 05:46 PM

Jan 2015

Something's wrong there.

1 Tb is 1000 Gb. A new laptop even with the preloaded crapware shouldn't have more than 50 or so gigs on it.

ProdigalJunkMail

(12,017 posts)

4. yep...

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 16, 2015, 07:34 PM

Jan 2015

i have never seen that much crapware on ANY machine. i still recommend (if you have the skills, time and patience) to wipe the drive and start with a clean OS.

sP

Holly_Hobby

(3,033 posts)

5. Thank you n/t

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 17, 2015, 05:36 PM

Jan 2015

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