A new drive sold as 1 TB appears in Windows as about 931 GB. A user thinks they were cheated. What is the explanation?
Un disque neuf vendu pour 1 To apparaît dans Windows avec environ 931 Go. Un utilisateur pense avoir été trompé. Quelle est l'explication ?
Answers
AThe manufacturer reserves 69 GB for its own recovery softwareLe fabricant réserve 69 Go pour son propre logiciel de récupération
BWindows hides 69 GB for future updatesWindows cache 69 Go pour les futures mises à jour
CThe drive has bad sectors that must be repairedLe disque a des secteurs défectueux à réparer
DMakers count 10¹² bytes; Windows divides by 1024³ per “GB”Les fabricants comptent 10¹² octets ; Windows divise par 1024³ pour chaque « Go »
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