HT201639: Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks

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Q: my disk utility shows two hard drives, one has 205 of 499 used the other has 498 of 499 used...

My disk utility shows two hard drives, one has 205 of 499 used the other has 498 of 499 used...what does this mean?

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Sep 7, 2015 8:39 AM

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waynefromfar rockaway

Q: my disk utility shows two hard drives, one has 205 of 499 used the other has 498 of 499 used...

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  • by cabakroll,

    cabakroll cabakroll Sep 7, 2015 8:43 AM in response to waynefromfar rockaway
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    Sep 7, 2015 8:43 AM in response to waynefromfar rockaway

    can you post screenshot?

    i think you see one drive where i you can see total storage and overall space taken by files

  • by FatMac>MacPro,Helpful

    FatMac>MacPro FatMac>MacPro Sep 7, 2015 11:23 AM in response to waynefromfar rockaway
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    Sep 7, 2015 11:23 AM in response to waynefromfar rockaway

    waynefromfar rockaway wrote:

     

    My disk utility shows two hard drives, one has 205 of 499 used the other has 498 of 499 used...what does this mean?

    Sounds like you have Disk Utility set to show every partition. The "205" is in MB and the 498 is in GB. The smaller partition is likely the hidden EFI partition and the larger is what you normally consider your HD.

  • by waynefromfar rockaway,

    waynefromfar rockaway waynefromfar rockaway Sep 7, 2015 12:40 PM in response to cabakroll
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    Sep 7, 2015 12:40 PM in response to cabakroll

    I don't know how to do a screen shot but heres what i get, when i click on the first one, my only options are, first aid/partition...verify disk/repair disk

    when i click on the second one my options are, first aid/erase/restore...verify disk permission/repair disk permission...verify disk...

    also both drives are in gigabytes...