Digital Storage Converter

Compare decimal storage labels, binary computing units and bit-based network quantities without treating them as interchangeable.

How digital storage converter works

Decimal prefixes use powers of 1,000; IEC binary prefixes use powers of 1,024. Eight bits equal one byte.

Example formula: 1 KB = 1,000 bytes; 1 KiB = 1,024 bytes

Accurate, private conversion

The conversion engine uses standardized constants and keeps calculation precision separate from display formatting. Your entered values stay in this browser and are not added to the URL or sent to the server.

Frequently asked questions

Why does a drive appear smaller in some systems?

Manufacturers commonly label decimal gigabytes, while some software reports binary gibibytes or labels binary quantities inconsistently.

Are MB and Mb the same?

No. MB means megabytes and Mb usually means megabits; one byte contains eight bits.