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      9 months ago

      kB = kilobytes = 1000 bytes

      MB = megabytes = 1000 kB

      kiB = kibibytes = 1024 bytes

      MiB = mibibytes = 1024 kiB

      Generally on hard drive/ssd capacity it will be listed in GiB (Gibibytes). This is the reason a 1 Terabyte drive is actually something like 931 GB showing in your system. Because your system uses GiB and the manufacturer uses GB.

      1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes

      1GiB = 1,073,741,824 bytes

      1 GB =~ 0.931 GiB

      Edit: I had it backwards, it is fixed now

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          9 months ago

          Shit haha appreciate the correction. I fixed it.

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              9 months ago

              You know, when I typed it out it seemed wrong. I then proceeded to be lazy and do absolutely nothing to verify. I’m leaving it, I deserve to be ridiculed at this point.