Real-world reference
- 1 KB ≈ a paragraph of plain text
- 1 MB ≈ a high-quality photo
- 1 GB ≈ 30 minutes of HD video
- 1 TB ≈ 250 000 photos or 17 hours of 4K video
FAQ
Why does the OS report less storage than the drive label?
The label uses decimal GB (10⁹ bytes), the OS reports binary GiB (2³⁰ bytes). 1 TB drive = 10¹² bytes ≈ 931 GiB.