• Ephera@lemmy.ml
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    19 hours ago

    Yeah:

    1000 GB × 1000 × 1000 × 1000 / 1024 / 1024 / 1024 = 931.32 GiB

    It’s a sufficient explanation. I don’t know why the meme has the highest IQ person say “I don’t know”, unless the joke is that it’s easier than explaining…

    • Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca
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      12 hours ago

      Because there are other things that change usable space, like file tables, OS stuff, and bad sectors. The unit conversion is the biggest one, but not the only one.