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The reason why your drive shows less storage than you paid for
Device storage is extremely valuable these days. The rabid appetite of AI datacenters is inflating drive pricing so badly that companies like Apple and Valve have jacked up the prices of some products by hundreds of dollars .
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A 512 GB internal or external drive can appear as only 477 GB usable in Windows, leaving roughly 35 GB unavailable. This shortfall reflects how modern storage is consumed by ever‑larger apps, media files, operating systems and especially massive PC and console games that can exceed 100 GB. The gap has become more noticeable as AI datacenters drive up drive prices and manufacturers like Apple and Valve raise product costs. The discrepancy between advertised capacity and actual usable space can therefore be a significant source of user disappointment.
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