Data Storage Converter

Convert storage quantities using explicit decimal KB–TB and binary KiB–TiB units. Distinguish bits from bytes and GB from GiB before comparing capacities.

A storage number is ambiguous without its unit convention. This converter labels decimal units as powers of 1000 and binary units as powers of 1024. It also separates Bits from Bytes, using eight bits per byte.

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Decimal units use powers of 1000; binary units (KiB, MiB, GiB, TiB) use powers of 1024. Eight bits equal one byte.

Converted valueLive
8192 Bits

Your input stays on this device for this operation. We don’t upload or store it.

About Data Storage Converter

A storage number is ambiguous without its unit convention. This converter labels decimal units as powers of 1000 and binary units as powers of 1024. It also separates Bits from Bytes, using eight bits per byte.

Decimal family

KB, MB, GB and TB use successive powers of 1000 bytes.

Binary family

KiB, MiB, GiB and TiB use successive powers of 1024 bytes.

Bit/byte conversion

Supports fractional byte quantities when converting from bits.

How to use Data Storage Converter

  1. 1

    Read the original label

    Check whether the source specifies bits, bytes, GB or GiB rather than guessing from the number.

  2. 2

    Select the source quantity

    Enter Value and choose its From unit.

  3. 3

    Compare in one convention

    Choose To unit and read the labelled result. Use the same destination when comparing two advertised capacities.

Formats and practical limits

Input: a finite non-negative quantity in Bits, Bytes, KB, MB, GB, TB, KiB, MiB, GiB or TiB. Output: the quantity in a selected listed unit.

  • No filesystem inspection, bandwidth calculation, compression estimate or currency pricing.
  • Output uses up to twelve significant digits; very large values are subject to floating-point precision.

Practical example

Enter 1 with From unit GiB and To unit GB to get 1.073741824 GB. Enter 8 Bits and select Bytes to get 1 Byte.

Further reading

Frequently Asked Questions

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Why are GB and GiB different?

One GB is 1,000,000,000 bytes; one GiB is 1,073,741,824 bytes. They name different quantities.

Does this estimate download time?

No. The units represent quantities of data, not a transfer rate per second.

Will it tell me usable drive space?

No. Filesystems, reserved space and existing files affect usable capacity independently of unit conversion.