Data storage converter
Convert between decimal and binary storage units. They are listed separately because a kilobyte is 1,000 bytes and a kibibyte is 1,024.
0.93132257 Gibibyte
All units
| Unit | Value |
|---|---|
| Bits and bytes | |
| Bit (b) | 8,000,000,000 |
| Byte (B) | 1,000,000,000 |
| Decimal — powers of 1,000 | |
| Kilobyte (kB) | 1,000,000 |
| Megabyte (MB) | 1,000 |
| Gigabyte (GB) | 1 |
| Terabyte (TB) | 0.001 |
| Petabyte (PB) | 0.000001 |
| Binary — powers of 1,024 | |
| Kibibyte (KiB) | 976,562.5 |
| Mebibyte (MiB) | 953.67432 |
| Gibibyte (GiB) | 0.93132257 |
| Tebibyte (TiB) | 0.0009094947 |
| Pebibyte (PiB) | 0.00000088817842 |
Common questions
Why does my 1 TB drive show as 931 GB?
The drive really is 1 TB — a trillion bytes. Your operating system divides by 1,024 rather than 1,000 but still writes “GB”, and a trillion bytes is 931.32 GiB. Nothing is missing.
What is the difference between KB and KiB?
A kilobyte is 1,000 bytes; a kibibyte is 1,024. The gap compounds at every step, so a terabyte and a tebibyte are about 10% apart rather than 2.4%.
How many bits are in a byte?
Eight. Storage is quoted in bytes and network speed in bits, which is why a 100 Mbps connection downloads at about 12.5 MB/s rather than 100.
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