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<blockquote data-quote="srandall" data-source="post: 699184" data-attributes="member: 62481">Hi, I got my new iMac 1 week ago and love it! I am just finishing switching over my files from the old pc to the new machine.My question is about my hard drive and it's size. I have the 20&quot;, model #MB324LL/A which the box says it is a 320gig hard drive. When I click on my hard drive on the desktop it says I have 234.08 gigs of space available. in all the files i have transfer over I know that it has not been more than about 20 gigs. where are the missing gigs?below is a &quot;cut and paste&quot; of the machines hard drive specs which says 297 gigs???Intel ICH8-M AHCI:&nbsp; Vendor:&nbsp; &nbsp; Intel&nbsp; Product:&nbsp; &nbsp; ICH8-M AHCI&nbsp; Speed:&nbsp; &nbsp; 3.0 Gigabit&nbsp; Description:&nbsp; &nbsp; AHCI Version 1.10 SupportedHitachi HDP725032GLA380:&nbsp; Capacity:&nbsp; &nbsp; 298.09 GB&nbsp; Model:&nbsp; &nbsp; Hitachi HDP725032GLA380&nbsp; Revision:&nbsp; &nbsp; GM0KA59A&nbsp; Serial Number:&nbsp; &nbsp; GEK033RG1K1E8C&nbsp; Native Command Queuing:&nbsp; &nbsp; Yes&nbsp; Queue Depth:&nbsp; &nbsp; 32&nbsp; Removable Media:&nbsp; &nbsp; No&nbsp; Detachable Drive:&nbsp; &nbsp; No&nbsp; BSD Name:&nbsp; &nbsp; disk0&nbsp; Mac OS 9 Drivers:&nbsp; &nbsp; No&nbsp; Partition Map Type:&nbsp; &nbsp; GPT (GUID Partition Table)&nbsp; S.M.A.R.T. status:&nbsp; &nbsp; Verified&nbsp; Volumes:Macintosh HD:&nbsp; Capacity:&nbsp; &nbsp; 297.77 GB&nbsp; Available:&nbsp; &nbsp; 234.08 GB&nbsp; Writable:&nbsp; &nbsp; Yes&nbsp; File System:&nbsp; &nbsp; Journaled HFS+&nbsp; BSD Name:&nbsp; &nbsp; disk0s2&nbsp; Mount Point:&nbsp; &nbsp; /</blockquote>

[QUOTE="srandall, post: 699184, member: 62481"] Hi, I got my new iMac 1 week ago and love it! I am just finishing switching over my files from the old pc to the new machine. My question is about my hard drive and it's size. I have the 20", model #MB324LL/A which the box says it is a 320gig hard drive. When I click on my hard drive on the desktop it says I have 234.08 gigs of space available. in all the files i have transfer over I know that it has not been more than about 20 gigs. where are the missing gigs? below is a "cut and paste" of the machines hard drive specs which says 297 gigs??? Intel ICH8-M AHCI: Vendor: Intel Product: ICH8-M AHCI Speed: 3.0 Gigabit Description: AHCI Version 1.10 Supported Hitachi HDP725032GLA380: Capacity: 298.09 GB Model: Hitachi HDP725032GLA380 Revision: GM0KA59A Serial Number: GEK033RG1K1E8C Native Command Queuing: Yes Queue Depth: 32 Removable Media: No Detachable Drive: No BSD Name: disk0 Mac OS 9 Drivers: No Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table) S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified Volumes: Macintosh HD: Capacity: 297.77 GB Available: 234.08 GB Writable: Yes File System: Journaled HFS+ BSD Name: disk0s2 Mount Point: / [/QUOTE]

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