I just installed the ssd on my chromebook. It seems to work fine except I have 99.7gb of free space after a format and OS installation. Is defective?
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Sounds about right. There are a couple of smaller partitions for Chrome OS (ranging from 512 bytes to 64 MiB; I've never particularly liked the term, but it is the correct one when talking about base 2 quantities.) Two 2 GiB partitions, then the main one which is sized at 115 GiB. Then deduct what's been synced from Drive, messing with base 10 and 2 conversions, and some for the GPT partition table. Besides, defective flash memory wouldn't typically fail by indicating lower capacity. Failure modes are more along the lines of: "won't turn on at all", "0 capacity and failure to mount" or "data loss and corruption after writing beyond a certain capacity" (this one can be a little more subtle and will occur when dealing with counterfeit flash cards and the like).
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That sounds about right. After I installed my 64gb and OS I had 55gb free. If everything is working okay than you are good.
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Everything sounds normal the OS takes some space, and any installed apps and extensions . Also a number of files are cached like recently used Google Drive files, emails, etc. In your browser visit chrome://quota-internals/ you can see your full OS space used and available.
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It probably is. Mine doesn't even work and customer support sucks, they won't respond to you
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I believe it's just to make windows boot faster so it's a storage for windows. You don't select where to store stuff. I pulled it out and replaced with a 256GB SSD and this laptop is fast.
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On an Acer W500 running Windows 8.1 I'm showing 223GB. My Acer originally came with 32GB and I was down to 5GB free before I upgraded the MyDigitalSSD 256GB
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It was my understanding that this item included an SSD slot...when I received mine it didn't have one so that may be why you are asking this question you may have been deceived like I was....if there is no SSD slot then you need to add something to the USB connection that may provide an SSD slot...sorry
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No because the Chromebook has no disc drive and this program requires one. It must be downloaded onto the hard drive.
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Its theoretical storage is 256GB, not 256MB. However the available free space is only about 216GB after the preloaded sofeware
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I'm sorry, I did not noticed the problem you mentioned. I was using a Mac OS system. I think it retains at least 10GB of free space is required.
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I own an Acer C720P (2GB) and a C720 (4GB) and the 4GB is noticeably smoother in day to day operation. It allows more apps to be run simultaneously without having an impact.In a Chromebook, more storage memory (over 16GB) means very little, but more RAM makes a difference. Note: it is not worth more than a $50 premium. I paid list $250 for my Acer C720 (4GB), not the $300+ the pirates are currently charging.
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I did quite a bit of Googling before I tackled the SSD installation and settled on using EaseUS Todo Backup Free to get Windows, etc., cloned to the new drive. As far as I recall, I had no problems with the installation and cloning process, and I've not had any problems with the PC in the six months or so since I installed the SSD drive.
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what size is your drive in caddy? that happened to me too.. my drive is 1TB but i tried with another about 750GB and there is no problem, it reads it succesfuly.
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If you have as many pictures and other stuff as I did then, no. There is some storage space on the Chromebook but it is not meant to be a major storage device. I use my Chromebook as a tool that is light to carry, fast, and great for accessing whatever data I need. I store my data in cloud accounts online. My Chrome book is basically just an interface with a great screen for me. I actually much prefer having my info in clouds where it is accessible and share-able from any computer. If you want all your stuff local on your computer Chromebook may not be for you. Hope this helps.
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Hello.Ive purchased and currently own this product.This computer has SSD of 256GB and you can use slightly less than that. (The model that is described here)Thank you and let me know if you have any question!
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I removed the 500G drive (it was 7200 RPM, BTW) and replaced it with a 250G SSD. Because of the fixed position of the disk connector a 3.5 to 2.5 adapter doesn't fit. I just plugged the SSD in and secured it with a couple pieces of tape. Since it lies flat, it's not going anywhere. I loaded a pre-release copy of Windows 10 on the SSD and have been running it for a couple months. Not a gaming rig, but a good general purpose unit. Boots fast, very stable. When Win. 10 is released I'll put the 500G disk back and run the upgrade so I'll have a genuine licensed copy.
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Dear Mr. Harris thanQ for your enquiry and the Thoshiba 128GB Q series Pro was replaced in my above mention laptop perfectely and working well. This new SSD Drive is running more speed than my old 500 GB mechanical drive after cloning on Windows 7 OS. Now I am using my old drive as external drive for the same laptop pc.
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From what I gather, the SSD is mainly used to help boot up the computer faster. It holds a lot of temporary files so that the HDD doesn't need to store them where your permanent files are. However, I am not tech savvy so I could be wrong.
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the one i bought came with 2 128GB SSD, they probably just typed it wrong. the OS could even fight on 256MB
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The Chromebook comes with about 16GB HDD space. if you need more than that, then you can save your docs on a USB/external thumb-drive & just plug that in the chrome-book for additional "local" (or offline) storage. With the prices of USB TDs dropping drastically, it may be a more cost-effective solution than online/cloud storage (which usually expires after first free year, unless you pay for it).