Many Linux utilities do things with the kibi terms, using the MiB, GiB, TiB units. There have been a few lawsuits about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bin

Many Linux utilities do things with the kibi terms, using the MiB, GiB, TiB units. There have been a few lawsuits about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix#Consumer_confusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix#Consumer_confusi... The outcome is that hard drive manufacturers need to explicitly print their definition of a "gigabyte". IMHO, it's not a right or wrong discussion, just a difference.