Windows 10: External Hard Drive Not Showing Correct Storage Size?

Discus and support External Hard Drive Not Showing Correct Storage Size? in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; So I recently moved all the data from an external hard drive to my laptop so I could install windows on it and fix my (other) laptop. It worked, I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by RobinsonSwiss, Jul 25, 2019.

  1. ROBINSONSWISS
    RobinsonSwiss Win User

    External Hard Drive Not Showing Correct Storage Size?


    So I recently moved all the data from an external hard drive to my laptop so I could install windows on it and fix my (other) laptop. It worked, I fixed it all is fine except one thing. I can't move everything back to that hard drive. I cleared everything on it from the recovery session I had earlier. The files started calculating and everything was fine until I see an error message. Not enough storage? What? If you need any more specifics I'll try to provide them but I'm burnt out from having so many tech troubles today, thanks!

    :)
     
    RobinsonSwiss, Jul 25, 2019
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  2. REMON ONT
    Remon Ont Win User

    External Hard Drive

    Hi John,

    We suggest that you try the troubleshooting steps below:

    • Open your External Hard Drive file in File Explorer.
    • Type the name of the file you want to search on the search box and click Enter.
    The file will show up in Search Results and you will be able to move it to the correct folder.

    Let us know if you need further help.
     
    Remon Ont, Jul 25, 2019
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  3. ANOOPTHAYYIL
    anoopthayyil Win User
    external Hard Disk is not showing correct size..

    the external hard drive has a storage of 1tb but it is showing only about 128mb

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    anoopthayyil, Jul 25, 2019
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  4. CHRIDO
    ChriDo Win User

    External Hard Drive Not Showing Correct Storage Size?

    External Hard Drive not showing under Settings > Storage

    An external hard drive is not shown in Windows 10 Pro > Settings > System > Storage. It can also not be selected to save new content on it (Storage > More storage settings > Change where new content is saved.

    The hard drive does show up in the disk manger, file explorer and even as Backup (Settings > Update & security > Backup).

    Unsuccessful attempts to fix:


    Info:

    • System: Windows 10 Pro
    • Version: 1703 (Build 15063.877)
    • Hard Drive: WD Elements 2TB, USB 3.0
    • Format: NTFS, ReFS, FAT32 (tried all)
     
    ChriDo, Jul 25, 2019
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