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I understand how file systems work, but then the properties window, in any OS, shows you the raw size anyway. Probably minus the tiniest fraction that the parti

I understand how file systems work, but then the properties window, in any OS, shows you the raw size anyway. Probably minus the tiniest fraction that the partition table occupies, but still. My point was that storage device manufacturers somehow get away with redefining units. No one else does this. Imagine if you bought a 1L bottle of milk, only to see in fine print that "1L = 800 ml".

colejohnson66 6y ago
It’s more equivalent to “this package is sold by weight not volume”. You’re getting what you paid for (16 oz of cereal, not that sized box). They’re not redefining measurements (like 1L=800mL would do), just measuring it in a different way.