On Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:48:02 -0700 (PDT), Searcher7 wrote:

I plugged a MAC-formatted 500GB external hard drive into the USB port
of my Windows XP PC which has 20GB and 40GB "C" and "D" drives.

In "Disk Management" I was only given an option to set up a new
partition. Now the drive shows as only 17.76GB.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...Management.jpg

Can anyone tell me what I did wrong or should do next?

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

Windows's Disk Management leaves a lot to be desired.

Download "Free Magic Partition"
Plug the external drive in and run the program. Delete ALL the partitions on the USB drive,
then create a new partition and format it (Quick).

http://www.partitionwizard.com/index.html

Unk