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| Date | 2015-08-13 20:48 -0700 |
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| From | Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage |
| Subject | Re: How much free disk space does this MacBook Pro's HDD really have? |
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Cross-posted to 3 groups.
>> On this 2012's 13.3" MacBook Pro with its updated Mac OS X v10.8.5 and
>> HDD, I am unable to get the exact free disk space to match each other.
>> http://i.imgur.com/KGIzE6z.jpg has a screen capture of all of them
>> together in action. I am confused. Which one is correct then?
>
> They both are. One is GB and the other is GiB.
>
> https://www.google.com/search?q=552GB%20in%20GiB
>
> 552 GB is just about 514GiB, close enough.
Thanks, but what about that 749.3 GB free in the top right corner under
Mac's HD icon?
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