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Iv lost 17GB!!!!!!!!!
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Ahh gotcha. Don't dream much, and I've never had that! Dreamt I'm falling out the sky a few times, that makes for a rude awakening!!
Back On Topic, it's similar to the way that broadband companies are happy for people to remain ignorant about bits and bytes. Not entirely the companies fault, though they could try harder.
Anyway, most people who care understand, and those that don't care typically have way more storage than they'll ever need anyway!
Not always been so. My 286 had a 40MB hard disk which formatted to 40MB. I remember the discussion when hard disks capacity changed from advertised 1024 bytes per kB etc. to 1000 bytes per kB etc.
A long time ago in PC terms so it should be well known by now.
A long time ago in PC terms so it should be well known by now.
Where did the "due to formatting" myth originate? I seem to recall that was the commonly accepted explanation years ago.
Now most of us know it's the 1000 vs 1024 thing.
[edit: beaten by nkata. I didn't realise there was a conscious change of units]
Now most of us know it's the 1000 vs 1024 thing.
[edit: beaten by nkata. I didn't realise there was a conscious change of units]
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most storage when formatted will state the true capacity, even iphones.
My understanding is this:
true capacity is 8 bits in a byte. However manufacturers are calculating it at 10 bits in a byte to make it easier to read as a whole number.
I could be wrong however, that's how I come to terms with the loss of space
My understanding is this:
true capacity is 8 bits in a byte. However manufacturers are calculating it at 10 bits in a byte to make it easier to read as a whole number.
I could be wrong however, that's how I come to terms with the loss of space
You are indeed wrong.
Drives are advertised as base-10 because it makes them look more appealing (ie bigger!).
Windows uses base-2.
The bigger storage gets, the bigger the discrepancy.
The drive manufacturers are wrong. They got the IEC to re-define a Gigabyte back in 1998 and moved the goalposts in their favour.
Drives are advertised as base-10 because it makes them look more appealing (ie bigger!).
Windows uses base-2.
The bigger storage gets, the bigger the discrepancy.
The drive manufacturers are wrong. They got the IEC to re-define a Gigabyte back in 1998 and moved the goalposts in their favour.
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