A question for computer techies.....

[LooseBoots]

Bought a memory stick some time ago ( shop here closed now) and it was a 2gb Kingston data traveler stick.
Previously had some odd files loaded which I now deleted as I wanted to save 2 video recordings from a VCR.

Successfully loaded on to my laptop , no probs. The size of the 2 files combined was 1.91 gb but my computer is telling me that the memory available is only 1.85gb......so won`t take both of them.

Is this a common thing that the memory is not as advertised or does the stick retain some old memory????

[bigg1970]

Hi LooseBoots

Unfortunately most storage devices are like this where they do not quite have the capacity they say, they are always just below what is specified. There will also be a software program on there that helps it operate and this also takes some of the storage space.

Hope this helps
Graeme

[LooseBoots]

Thanks, yes I thought as much.

Where is the best place in TRNC to buy memory sticks?

[waddo]

If you are not in a desperate hurry then buy them off eBay and have them posted out here, much cheaper and better choice!

[jofra]

Longer answer elsewhere , but 2GB(nominally 2,000,000,000 bytes)/1024/1024/1024 = 1.86GB, while 1.91GB file = 2,050,846,883 bytes....

Jofra

[karmels]

jofra.

Problem solved??

[LooseBoots]

Thanks guys................