missing space on hard drive

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after running CHKDSK I get these results..6337610 KB total disk space.
4187002 KB in 16549 files.
5188 KB in 1585 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
57223 KB in use by the system.
33744 KB occupied by the log file.
2088197 KB available on disk.
But I have only loaded 2 gb of info this new install wich leave me 2 Gb short
 
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after running CHKDSK I get these results..6337610 KB total disk space.
4187002 KB in 16549 files.
5188 KB in 1585 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
57223 KB in use by the system.
33744 KB occupied by the log file.
2088197 KB available on disk.
But I have only loaded 2 gb of info this new install wich leave me 2 Gb short
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When viewing the properties on a hard drive under
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Windows it considers a MB to be 1,048,576 bytes and it
considers a GB to be 1,073,741,824 bytes.
 
Megabyte Mystery

There are two common definitions for a megabyte (MB):

Ten to the sixth power or 1,000,000 bytes, the pure
decimal value.

Two to the 20th power or 1,048,576 bytes, a value
commonly used when indicating computer memory size.

Data Lifeguard, Data Lifeguard DOS and Copy files
consider a MB to be 1,000,000 bytes. This corresponds to
the values you get if you do a DIR command or run CHKDSK.

When viewing the properties on a hard drive under Windows
it considers a MB to be 1,048,576 bytes and it considers
a GB to be 1,073,741,824 bytes.

If you view partitions created by Data Lifeguard with a
utility that considers a MB to be 1,048,576 bytes, such
as DOS FDISK or Windows 2000/XP Disk Management, the
partition size presented will be a lesser number of MB.
The actual storage capacity is the same.
 
You need to enable show hidden files. Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings.

Are you using any Norton software?

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