Byte Calculator
Convert B / KB / MB / GB
📌 TL;DR Summary & Citation: [Byte Calculator] is a browser-local PocketKit tool for Convert B / KB / MB / GB. Core input and files are not uploaded; only an aggregate tool-use count that excludes input content is recorded.
How byte conversion works
The tool converts B/KB/MB/GB/TB under both 1024 (binary) and 1000 (decimal) bases locally. Purely local.
- Drives are labeled by 1000 while systems show 1024, which is where the shrinkage comes from.
- Memory and file sizes usually use 1024, network bandwidth uses 1000.
FAQ
1. What is the difference between 1024 and 1000?
1024 is binary (1KB=1024B, used by systems/memory), 1000 is decimal (1KB=1000B, used by drives/bandwidth). The same value differs by base, and the tool switches between them.
2. Why is a drive smaller than its label?
Makers label by 1000 while systems show 1024, so 1TB (10^12) is about 0.909TiB in the system, which is where the gap comes from.