Universal Data Storage Converter
Convert storage size across Bits, Bytes, KB, MB, GB, TB, PB, and binary IEEE units in real time.
Converted Result:
1 MB = 0.001 GB
All Common Storage Equivalents:
Decimal (SI) vs Binary (IEC) Data Units
Storage drive manufacturers (HDD, SSD, Flash drives) calculate size using decimal SI multipliers (base 10: 1 KB = 1,000 Bytes). Operating systems like Windows measure storage using binary IEC multipliers (base 2: 1 KiB = 1,024 Bytes). This is why a 1 TB hard drive shows approximately 931 GB in Windows File Explorer.
Standard Data Conversion Table
| Unit | Abbreviation | Bytes (Decimal) | Bytes (Binary) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilobyte / Kibibyte | KB / KiB | 1,000 Bytes | 1,024 Bytes |
| Megabyte / Mebibyte | MB / MiB | 1,000,000 Bytes | 1,048,576 Bytes |
| Gigabyte / Gibibyte | GB / GiB | 1,000,000,000 Bytes | 1,073,741,824 Bytes |
| Terabyte / Tebibyte | TB / TiB | 1012 Bytes | 1,099,511,627,776 Bytes |
| Petabyte / Pebibyte | PB / PiB | 1015 Bytes | 1,125,899,906,842,624 Bytes |