[ubuntu-uk] Hard drive partitions/ Space

[Alan Pope]

Hi,

On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 10:51 +0000, STONE COLD wrote:
> I have a dual boot installed on an 80gb hd. I installed a 400gb for my
> media. I partitioned this 400gb hd into two 200gb partitions But after
> a gutsy install they are now showing 186gb of free space each!
> I don’t understand why this is?
> Any information will be appreciated

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibibyte

It's because the marketing people at the hard disk manufacturers decided
that 200GB = 20x1000x1000x1000 whereas in computer software 20GB =
20x1024x1024x1024, what you're seeing is the discrepancy.

Cheers,
Al.
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