Disk Space Out Of The Box

I just connected my new refurbished iPod classic (Windows) and was curious to know find out that the 160GB iPod has a total capacity of 148GB and a used space of 150mb. This does not make sense. What is going on here? Any help please?

Did you read this part of the article:
"Why the difference? Most hard disk manufacturers measure disk size this way: 1 MB = 1 million bytes (1000 * 1000). A 4 GB disk, therefore, is one that holds 4 billion bytes. Computers, including Windows computers, Macintosh computers and iPod, measure disk size this way: 1 MB = 1 048 576 bytes (1024 * 1024). The difference in these two calculations is what causes the drive to appear as 3.7 GB on a computer, but actually be a 4 billion byte disk."
In the example give, there is a .3 GB difference, resulting in the actual size one can see on their computer of 3.7 GB. Your Classic is 40 times larger than the 4 GB example they gave. 40 X .3GB = 12 GB. 160GB - 12 GB = 148 GB, or what you are seeing.
Everything is correct with your Classic.

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