380 GB hard drive using only 127 GB?

I have a 380 GB hard drive in my computer, but the computer shows me that I have only 127 GB. Is the space lost forever or it's just unreadable?
Is there a way I can go back this space?
Thank you

Run diskmgmt.msc check in the lower pane, how the disk is allocated. Any section with a black bar is unallocated space, if you right-click on the allocated space blue to the left, you can extend this player to include the unallocated space

If the disk is divided into 2 partitions blue then the remaining space is another drive and should have its own drive letter.

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