Mar john

Q: Does iphone lost its storage every time you updtae it? Does apple will not solve it?

I Have an iphone 5s which is 64 gb now i updated it on ioS 8.4 and when i saw my storage it says 55gb capacity.. it is really unfair isnt it? You bought an iphone which is 64 gb but you cant use it as it... Please apple on the nxt update please make sure that our storage will go back to its original or rounded up atleast to 60 gb

iPhone 5s, iOS 8.4

Posted on Jul 9, 2015 6:15 AM

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Q: Does iphone lost its storage every time you updtae it? Does apple will not solve it?

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  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Jul 11, 2015 8:42 PM in response to Mar john
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    Jul 11, 2015 8:42 PM in response to Mar john

    Yes, 55 gigs is about right. There is nothing unfair about it. See this article for an explanation:

     

    How OS X and iOS report storage capacity - Apple Support

  • by Mar john,

    Mar john Mar john Jul 18, 2015 7:33 AM in response to Meg St._Clair
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    Jul 18, 2015 7:33 AM in response to Meg St._Clair

    Then why apple dont use same system to read the storage of the phone.. if they put 64 gb in the phone and read it as base(10) why they put in the system of the phone to read is base (2) instead of base(10)

  • by Briansyddall,

    Briansyddall Briansyddall Jul 18, 2015 7:46 AM in response to Mar john
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    Jul 18, 2015 7:46 AM in response to Mar john

    Hi

    Because that what it is 64G before anything is added to iphone

    Like apps and ios 8.4

    Cheers

    Brian

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Jul 18, 2015 8:02 AM in response to Mar john
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    Jul 18, 2015 8:02 AM in response to Mar john

    Mar john wrote:

     

    Then why apple dont use same system to read the storage of the phone.. if they put 64 gb in the phone and read it as base(10) why they put in the system of the phone to read is base (2) instead of base(10)

    That's a good question, but no one here would know why Apple chose to report memory in base 2 on the phone; we're just users. It saves a smidgen of processing power to convert to decimal for the display, but that shouldn't be enough to justify it; just a simple division operation. I think it's probably just tradition. Windows does the same thing, BTW. But Mac OS X does not; on a Mac memory is reported in base 10.

     

    As your question is pretty common in the Apple Support Community, think of all of the confusion, posts and answers that would be saved if the phone reported memory in base 10.