D danipower0204 macrumors newbie Original poster Sep 8, 2009 20 0 Sep 9, 2009 #1 Hey. Is there any way, i.e program that will allow the counting of space in SL to go back to base 2? As you probably know SL change from 1024=1gb to 1000mb=1gb. Any way to change it back? And why did Apple do this?
Hey. Is there any way, i.e program that will allow the counting of space in SL to go back to base 2? As you probably know SL change from 1024=1gb to 1000mb=1gb. Any way to change it back? And why did Apple do this?
gr8tfly macrumors 603 Oct 29, 2006 5,333 100 ~119W 34N Sep 9, 2009 #2 No. Because hard drive manufacturers use base-10 (1KB = 1000 bytes, etc.) and customers ALWAYS complain about missing space. Apple's KB article on the subject (Knowledge Base, not kilobyte ): http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2419
No. Because hard drive manufacturers use base-10 (1KB = 1000 bytes, etc.) and customers ALWAYS complain about missing space. Apple's KB article on the subject (Knowledge Base, not kilobyte ): http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2419
sidewinder macrumors 68020 Dec 10, 2008 2,425 130 Northern California Sep 9, 2009 #3 There are several thread on this very subject already. Please look around or do a search.... S-