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How to check my SSD actual storage?
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Anonymous
Please help me!
I bought an SSD which I used to install and store the OS. I kept crashing but originally, I didn't know it was the problem. I kept switching parts until I realized it was the SSD. On device manager, it says it's 4TB, but in reality it's not. How do I check the actual storage? I also think I got scammed on the external SSD too. If I can get some kind of proof saying it's fake, it would be nice because I need it inorder to return the item.
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Anonymous
2023-11-09T02:36:53+00:00 -
DaveM121 868.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor2023-11-10T07:37:35+00:00 Sorry, I was offline.
There is no method in Windows to test the drive, but there are free utilities available online that you can use to find the real capacity on the drive,. if you Google 'Test real size of fake drive' that will bring up a list of those utilities.
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DaveM121 868.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2023-11-09T07:46:00+00:00 Sorry, I was offline,
Your screenshots do not indicate any problems with those drivers, though they seem to be generic drives with no manufacturer indicated, the internal drive is a 4TB drive, and the external drive is 2TB, where in Windows are you seeing a problem indicating those drives do not have the correct capacity?
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Anonymous
2023-11-09T02:35:11+00:00 Sorry, is this what you mean by taking a screen shot of my TreeSize utility?
The D and E disk are the problem. And I am using my known good ssd to boot so it wouldn't bsod.
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DaveM121 868.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2023-11-08T11:39:36+00:00 Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.
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Right click your Start Button and open Device Manager
Expand the Disk Drives section, please provide a screenshot of that window
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Right click your Start Button and open Disk Management
Expand the bottom pane so you an see all drives in that pane, please provide a screenshot of that window.
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Click the link below to download a small free utility named Treesize.
https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free
Very Important - to run TreeSize, you must right click its icon and choose Run as Administrator.
Please provide a screenshot of your drive in that TreeSize utility.
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