Option to show actual disk size

[ZataH]

As I have complained about in this thread: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=55911.0

 

I would like an option to show the actual disk sizes, instead of what the manufactor tells you the disk is.

It is annoying to see I have all this extra space, that I actually dont have.

[gubbgnutten]

What you want is a setting to switch between base-2 and base-10 units. Maybe rephrase the request?

[ZataH]

What you want is a setting to switch between base-2 and base-10 units. Maybe rephrase the request?

I am not familiar with that expression.

 

If you are not sure about what I want, se the thread I linked

[garycase]

What you want is a setting to switch between base-2 and base-10 units. Maybe rephrase the request?

I am not familiar with that expression.

 

If you are not sure about what I want, se the thread I linked

 

Computers have always considered 1KB = 2^10  (1024) bytes;  disk drive manufacturers consider 1KB = 1000 bytes.

 

That's why computers generally (but NOT always) display the size of disks using the 1024 bytes/KB measurement.

 

There's nothing "WRONG" with the way UnRAID does it -- they're just displaying the size using the same measurement unit that the disk makers use.    It's no different than switching your speedometer from MPH to KPH ... you're just using a different measurement unit.

 

[gubbgnutten]

If you are not sure about what I want, se the thread I linked

 

Oh, I'm sure.

 

The Wikipedia page on Binary prefix could be an interesting read for you, with examples, history and inconsistencies. Quite a mess.