Daz G

Q: Missing Memory

Hi,ive just bought a 6 month old I Pad Air 2 128gb.

In the settings it says that i have 112gb available and 1.5 gb used does anybody know where the other 13.5 gb could be ?

 

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iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iOS 9.1

Posted on Nov 13, 2015 9:45 AM

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  • by Phil0124,Helpful

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Nov 13, 2015 10:17 AM in response to Daz G
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    Nov 13, 2015 10:17 AM in response to Daz G

    How OS X and iOS report storage capacity - Apple Support

     

    Understanding storage capacity in iPad, iPhone, iPod

    When you view the storage capacity of your iPod, iPhone, iPad, or other electronic devices within its operating system, the capacity is reported using the the binary system (base 2) of measurement. In binary, 1 GB is calculated as 1,073,741,824 bytes.

    For example: The way decimal and binary numeral systems measure a GB is what causes a 32 GB storage device to appear as approximately 28 GB when detailed by its operating system, even though the storage device still has 32 billion bytes (not 28 billion bytes), as reported.

  • by ShagCA,Helpful

    ShagCA ShagCA Nov 13, 2015 10:18 AM in response to Daz G
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    Nov 13, 2015 10:18 AM in response to Daz G

    Computer manufacturer advertises in decimal. 128GB (decimal) in binary format is roughly about 119GB of usable storage space. iOS (operating systems) uses some (GB) amount of space.