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Q: how big is this download?

how big is the new update for os x el capitan?

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11)

Posted on Oct 31, 2015 4:46 AM

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Q: how big is this download?

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Oct 31, 2015 4:48 AM in response to ameliabedilla
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    Oct 31, 2015 4:48 AM in response to ameliabedilla
  • by ameliabedilla,

    ameliabedilla ameliabedilla Oct 31, 2015 6:10 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1
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    Oct 31, 2015 6:10 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

    thanks roger, but i have another question to ask and that is i have a hotspot and i have used 9.3363 GB out of 12 GB and i have 6 days left before it starts over again and i am afraid i do not have enough data to do the update. do you think i have enough to do the update without going over? i have a iMac desktop.

  • by Barney-15E,Helpful

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Oct 31, 2015 7:15 AM in response to ameliabedilla
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    Oct 31, 2015 7:15 AM in response to ameliabedilla

    Is there something you think the update will do for you that you cannot wait six days?

    Based on those numbers, you should still have about 1 to 1.5 GB left.

  • by ameliabedilla,

    ameliabedilla ameliabedilla Oct 31, 2015 7:18 AM in response to Barney-15E
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    Oct 31, 2015 7:18 AM in response to Barney-15E

    no, and you are absolutely right, i can wait. thank you for breaking that down for me. i don't get KB and GB at all

  • by Barney-15E,Helpful

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Oct 31, 2015 7:45 AM in response to ameliabedilla
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    Oct 31, 2015 7:45 AM in response to ameliabedilla

    Well, when you are talking about network traffic, sometimes it doesn't just add up. There are errors which require retransmission and other network overhead which will use more than actual size, but that would normally be insignificant when you have a 1GB buffer as you do in this case.

     

    However, if it gets most of the way and fails for some reason, then you'll need to start over. That could eat up that buffer.

     

    However, if you often use up your quota each month, and you can spare that 1.19 GB until your data renews, perhaps using it up now on this months billing cycle would be a better option. Unless you need to stream some movies or music for the next six days, you would likely be OK to download it now.

  • by ameliabedilla,

    ameliabedilla ameliabedilla Oct 31, 2015 7:47 AM in response to Barney-15E
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    Oct 31, 2015 7:47 AM in response to Barney-15E

    thanks barney, i think i should do the download, because we don't download music or watch movies, because we run too close each month just cruising the internet

  • by R C-R,

    R C-R R C-R Oct 31, 2015 7:53 AM in response to ameliabedilla
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    Oct 31, 2015 7:53 AM in response to ameliabedilla

    ameliabedilla wrote:

    i don't get KB and GB at all

    1 GB is equal to 1,000,000 KB, or to 1,000 MB. The capital B in the abbreviations refers to bytes, & the K, M, or G refer to a multiplier value that allows the number to be written without all those extra zeros.

     

    Tip: in the new El Capitan's spotlight search box, you can type in things like "1 GB in KB" & it will display various equivalent values in the righthand side of the results window, like this:

    KB GB.jpg

    The three equivalents beginning with gibi, mebi, & kibi are based on binary (power of 2) multipliers, thus the slightly different values. More about  that at for example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibibyte.