Article ID: 000056476 Content Type: Product Information & Documentation Last Reviewed: 03/15/2022

Why Does Windows* Show Less Storage Capacity than the Full Capacity of the SSD?

Environment

Windows 7 family*, Windows 8.1 family*, Windows 8 family*, Windows® 10 family

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Summary

Description of the difference between the SSD capacity and the operating system (OS) capacity reported.

Description
  • Full capacity of the drive not shown in OS. 
  • Drive does not show full capacity in Windows*.  Example: A 1TB SSD shows 960 GB of capacity available.
Resolution

The OS reserves some capacity of the SSD for recovery. It is normal to not see the full capacity of the drive reflected in the OS.

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