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Storage size smaller than my hard drive size, what to do?

You purchased a 512GB drive but upon first use, only 486 GB are available. Don't worry, this is completely normal. It is actually a hidden partition created by the manufacturer to store crucial elements necessary for optimizing your drive. In the case of SSDs, for example, the missing gigabytes may be used to compensate for defective sectors, acting as patches when the drive shows signs of wear to fill gaps in the memory. These gigabytes are also dedicated to internal software that allows detecting and repairing errors, as well as monitoring the proper functioning of your drive.

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