MacBook Pro SSD Storage

Why does my 2021 MacBook Pro 14” only shows 500 GB SSD storage instead of 512 GB???

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Dec 20, 2021 7:11 PM

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kaz-k

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Dec 20, 2021 8:02 PM in response to meechioisaca

Hi,

Following document could help your question.

How iOS and macOS report storage capacity - Apple Support

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