Bizarre partitioning result

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in macOS edited January 2014
I partitioned my HD into 3 sections. 2 of them for OS X and the 3rd one is a 2GB partition for classic. I installed OS 9 (and nothing else) on the 2GB partition and when it was done, it said I only had around 900MB left. However, when I go into OS X and look at the partition drive on the desktip, it says I have almost 1.7GB free.



Anybody have a clue as to what is going on or where I can get some info to fix this?



Thanks in advance to all who answer.

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    dmband0026dmband0026 Posts: 2,345member
    Could it be formatted in comparison to actual space? I know when I check out my HD in activity monitor it gives me the actual space that the drive said it had, not the formatted. That may be it.
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  • Reply 2 of 5
    sc_marktsc_markt Posts: 1,404member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by DMBand0026

    Could it be formatted in comparison to actual space? I know when I check out my HD in activity monitor it gives me the actual space that the drive said it had, not the formatted. That may be it.



    DMBand0026,



    No. When I get info on the HD while in classic, it says I only have around 30MB free. However, when I'm in OS X and get info on the classic drive, it says I have 815.2MB free which is correct based on loading OS 9 on the partition and some files I transfered to it.



    Thanks for your response.
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  • Reply 3 of 5
    zozo Posts: 3,117member
    The magic of virtual memory





    Check out what HD you have choosen for virtual memory... and how much. (while in classic of course, Memory control panel)
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    sc_marktsc_markt Posts: 1,404member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by ZO

    The magic of virtual memory





    Check out what HD you have choosen for virtual memory... and how much. (while in classic of course, Memory control panel)




    ZO,



    I fixed the problem by dragging a folder with approx. 128MB of data from OS X (while in OS X) to the classic drive. It took it with no problems. Next, I booted back into OS 9 and the harddrive available space is now correct.



    Thanks anyways for your repsonse.
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  • Reply 5 of 5
    Quote:

    Originally posted by ZO

    The magic of virtual memory





    Check out what HD you have choosen for virtual memory... and how much. (while in classic of course, Memory control panel)






    **DING DING DING***



    We have a winner!
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