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IOMEGA 500GB External Hard Drive Issues

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Hello,

Hello everyone and first of all, congratulations on this great forum (which has helped me out many times!). I'm posting today because I have a small issue with my brand new Iomega external hard drive. It works very well, but the problem is that it should be 500 gigabytes, yet it only shows 467!!! I would like to know where the missing 33 gigabytes have gone!
This has been the case since the first connection, and I haven't done anything on it except transfer my movies and videos!!
If someone could tell me if there is a way to recover the missing GB, that would be great!!
Thanks in advance @+
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  1. Tibo
     
    Hello everyone!
    I have a problem with my Toshiba 500GB external hard drive. The issue is that it is detected by the computer but does not appear (I can feel it starting up and loading: startup noise). The computer indicates its presence in the taskbar with the existence of a mass storage device...but it does not show up in My Computer.
    Thank you very much for helping me with my problem. I am eagerly waiting for your responses.
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    1. leopzl
       
      I have the same bug, but it's making noise as well.
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    2. geekdunEfsink
       
      In fact, he doesn't have enough energy to boot; let him recharge by leaving him plugged in.
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    3. Geeks
       
      OK
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    4. Geeks
       
      Thank you :)
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    5. micka
       
      Bonsoir, j'ai un souci avec mon disque dur externe, il clignote tout le temps, que faire ?
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  2. jenny888
     
    Hello everyone, I'm really not good with computers and I'm totally cursed when it comes to PCs! I recently bought a 500GB Iomega external hard drive and even though everything seems to be working fine, my PC doesn't recognize it. Yet when I first plugged it in, I was able to transfer files from my PC! Help!!!
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  3. getlow
     
    Hello everyone, I received a 500GB external hard drive as a Christmas gift. It was working without any issues, I was transferring my files without any problems, until one day when I tried to move a file and it said: "Insufficient disk space" even though I still have 450GB free.......can you tell me what the problem is???? Thank you!
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  4. fou2psg Posted messages 25 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   17
     
    Good evening,

    I really need help because I'm about to lose my mind!!

    I just bought an IOMEGA PRESTIGE COMPACT 500GB external hard drive and when I connect it to my laptop, the hard drive beeps and doesn't show up on my PC (Windows 7)

    Thank you for getting back to me!!
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  6. laure003
     
    Hello hello.

    I have an Iomega 1TB external hard drive that was working perfectly until a few days ago.
    Now it turns on, my computer makes a little sound like "I've plugged something in", but it absolutely does NOT detect it.
    The hard drive has its little white light on, but it beeps for about 30 seconds after turning on.

    I am DESPERATE, I have my whole life on this thing! Please help me!

    (I am on Vista)
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  7. ben181174 Posted messages 24 Status Member 14
     
    I think it's normal because of the cache.

    In fact, mine, which originally has 160 GB, only shows 153 GB in total.

    We'll see.
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  8. dubcek Posted messages 18627 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 659
     
    hello

    Hard drive capacity
    You bought a new 160 GB drive, you partitioned it, you formatted it. You check its capacity and you realize that your drive is only 149 GB...

    https://blog.sosordi.net/category/articles
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  9. pestus
     
    Impressive, I have a problem that is probably very rare. I bought a 500 GB hard drive, I installed it on my computer with a more efficient operating system than Windows XP. In fact, it has the icons of Vista, etc., but it’s not Vista. Problems arose when I was playing games, so I decided to revert to Windows XP Professional, and now I find myself with a 160 GB hard drive!!!
    I formatted it 2 or 3 times, but no improvement.
    If someone hears me, please respond, and Happy New Year.
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    1. kiki
       
      Hello,

      It's completely normal, the issue you must be facing is that you reinstalled Windows XP without any service packs. Back in the day, when Windows XP was released, hard drives larger than 160 GB were not recognized, so we had to partition them.

      See you!
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  10. alex
     
    Hello!
    I bought the IOMEGA Prestige 500 GB hard drive. I just realized (after purchasing online) that it requires 2 very close USB ports to connect it. (Of course, my laptop has 3, but they are all very far apart from each other!)
    Is it absolutely necessary to connect both ports, or can I perform my transfers by plugging in just one of the two cables?
    Thank you very much!
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  11. yves london
     
    Hello,
    I also bought a (massive stock clearance hard drive lol) Iomega 500GB.
    When I connected it to my Vista PC, it was only recognized in the disk drive. After spending several minutes online, I discovered a solution that WORKS.

    You go to control panel and then "COMPUTER MANAGEMENT" then "DISK MANAGEMENT" And there, you will see your poor HDD just sitting there. You just need to initialize it and possibly partition it, and you're good to go. ;)

    Talk to you soon!
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    1. Têka
       
      Hi,
      I tried your solution, my disk was indeed there, uninitialized. But when I tried to initialize it, it told me after a few minutes that the file was not found, then my disk completely disappeared from the list. If I try to initialize it as the primary boot disk: "error, cyclic redundancy."
      Any idea?
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    2. choupette2110 Posted messages 54 Status Member 1
       
      Good evening
      I come to you a bit late, but I resolved a problem on my own with my Iomega 500GB external hard drive that I thought wasn’t working well until I realized that it wasn’t connecting properly with my USB port
      Since I switched to a different USB port, everything is working perfectly
      I wanted to share my experience for those who have issues with this external hard drive
      Hoping that the problem has been resolved since then
      Best regards
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    3. Caro
       
      And what if it doesn't work with this trick? The hard drive lights up, there's the connection sound but it doesn't show up in My Computer. It had been working perfectly for almost a year.
      Everything shows up in Disk Management except the Iomega HDD.
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  12. Nolo Posted messages 78 Status Member 13
     
    Hello,
    It's perfectly normal, the gigabyte standards between Windows and hard drive manufacturers are not the same. I don't know them exactly, but for example, 1 gigabyte for Windows equals 1.2 gigabytes for hard drive manufacturers, so the more storage you buy, the more gigabytes you lose under Windows.
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  13. davidrs
     
    Well, what's strange according to your figures is that my internal hard drive is 160 GB, partitioned into 2, and I have 152 MB left, according to what the file explorer says (39 and 113), and 153 according to the Windows defragmenter (39 and 114), but certainly more than the figures stated, anyway.
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  14. getlow
     
    Ok, it works great, thanks Dubcek for your advice ;) ++
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  15. kevin60
     
    Bonjour, my 500GB Dane-Elec hard drive is now formatted to only 50GB! How did that happen? Thank you!
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    1. Délore
       
      Hello, for me it’s even worse: my 160 GB Elements external hard drive only shows one after partitioning and formatting… I'm going to get far with that! Could someone tell me how to use the full 160 GB capacity of my HDD?
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  16. kentin27
     
    Not only is it normal, but I believe it's even specified on the packaging of hard drives. For example, my 8GB SD card has it written, and I have the same 500GB external hard drive, which obviously shows 465GB, as well as on my internal drive.
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  17. norobinbru Posted messages 3 Status Member 1
     
    When building a house of 100 m2, there are walls and partitions. The usable area is therefore less than 100 m2. After formatting, the hard drive is not empty; there is an organization of space and a minimum of redundancy for the stability of the file system. All of this comes at a cost in terms of disk space.
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  18. Eze
     
    Iomega hard drives have 2 USB ports, plug in only the master port (the first one)

    there you go :)
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  19. mamadou sarr
     
    Hello sir or madam, I am having difficulty saving my first photos to my Iomega 500 hard drive. I would like some help. Thank you in advance.
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  20. GroZours
     
    oh la la... it has absolutely nothing to do with standards or anything...

    it simply starts from the fact that 1 Go, for the average person (and supermarkets), is 1000 Mo...

    however, we operate in binary, my friends, which means base 2...

    make the connection with RAM sticks of 256, 512 and OHHHHHHHHHH 1024 !!!!

    1Go = 1024 Mo

    so if they sell a 500 Go hard drive, you should expect: 500 / 1024 * 1000....... that is 488 Go and some.....

    there you go, friends...

    exercise: 2To = 2000 Go or 2048 ????
    it's 2048, but manufacturers will only put in 2000, so we will inevitably not have an effective 2To...

    see you later
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  21. shiva
     
    My PC Windows 7 does not recognize the Iomega drive.
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    1. Michti59
       
      The current provided by the USB ports of the PC is sometimes insufficient to power the hard drive mechanism. In this case, insert a mini HUB sold with a power supply that is plugged into the 220V. This will provide the missing current to properly operate the hard drive, and the PC will then be able to recognize it. Another solution is to turn to hard drives sold with a power supply.
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    2. fielsanguis Posted messages 82 Status Member 13
       
      Hello, I have a problem with my Iomega external hard drive. For some time now, the computer only detects it on a Windows 8 computer, whereas before it could be accessed from any computer.
      Why???
      Thank you in advance.
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