question regarding 40 gig ipod

[zagu]

i was wondering if yun space on a 40 gig ipod 38 gig lang talga not as advertiize. kasi akin detected 38 gig lang thanks

[penmanila]

when hard disks (including your ipod's) get formatted, they take up some space for the hidden files. don't worry about it, it's normal.

[Odysseus]

That's okey zagu. Mine actually has 37.5 Gb only.

[elbert]

Hard drives are never the exact size. Capacities are usually slightly less. Take for example my 80GB HDD, it is actually 74.53GB. Don't worry about it.

[quicksilver]

the conversion factor between the manufacturer's rated capacity and what your computer actually sees is approximately 0.93132257. the exact number is 1 billion divided by 2^30.

from the computer's viewpoint, 1 kilobyte is actually 1,024 bytes (or 2^10), 1 megabyte is 2^20, and 1 gigabyte is 2^30. however, when manufacturers say 1 gigabyte, they only mean 1 billion bytes.

thus, to get the true capacity (as seen by the computer), multiply the rated capacity by the conversion factor. for example, 40gb x 0.93 = approx 37.25gb, and 80gb is approx 74.5gb

[zagu]

thanks for the fast response! thanks

[comfy]

Would anyone have any clue why theres approximately 8.5 GIG worth of data under 'others' when i check the capacity indicator for my 30gig ipod in iTunes? Its driving me nuts! And i discovered a hidden 60MB spotlight folder and a 10 GIG iPod_Controls hidden folder!

Is that normal? a 10 gig folder for the controls????

Please help!

[santino]

Would anyone have any clue why theres approximately 8.5 GIG worth of data under 'others' when i check the capacity indicator for my 30gig ipod in iTunes? Its driving me nuts! And i discovered a hidden 60MB spotlight folder and a 10 GIG iPod_Controls hidden folder!

Is that normal? a 10 gig folder for the controls????

Please help!

Sounds to me like you have files other than compatible music, movies and audio stored on your iPod.

[macfuzion]

Would anyone have any clue why theres approximately 8.5 GIG worth of data under 'others' when i check the capacity indicator for my 30gig ipod in iTunes? Its driving me nuts! And i discovered a hidden 60MB spotlight folder and a 10 GIG iPod_Controls hidden folder!

Is that normal? a 10 gig folder for the controls????

Please help!

AFAIK, the ipod_controls folder is a hidden folder where all the media that you sync to your ipod goes. there's a subdirectory, if i'm not mistaken, named Music, it's where all your files go to. that should explain the 10GB of iPod_Controls folder. as for the 8.5GB worth of Others, i don't know about that.