Xbox 360 20gb hardrive is something like 13.4gb when formated?

Question

my xbox 360 20gb hardrive is something like 13.4gb when formated? is this normal?

does microsoft install 6gb of data by default? or have i got a dodgy hardrive?

Answer 1

everything that uses memory uses some of the memory for runnig stuff and systems, my laptop has 80gb but i only use 66gb becasue its using memory to run things. never think when you buy a harddrive you will be able to use the whole space, coz you wont.

Answer 2

Its normal, part of the drive is reserved for backwards compatitibily, updates etc.

Answer 3

Yeah thats normal. When i had the Premeium system i had about 13GB of space. Then that broke so I took it back got a refund then bought an Elite and I think I only had like 103GB out of 120.

Answer 4

Is normal, your HDD fine.

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Answer 5

yer thats normal

Answer 6

I still can't understand why people are surprised when that happens. With ALL HDDs, some of it is used for the system. The XBOX 360's HDD is no exception. Your computer does that too you know.

Answer 7

It's normal. You only get 13.9GB of space