Shannon Lyn

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Q: I purchased an 8GB I touch 4 and in settigs it says I have 6.4 total....why?

I purchased an 8GB Itouch 4 and in settings is says I have 6.4 total?

iPod touch

Posted on Aug 25, 2012 12:37 PM

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Q: I purchased an 8GB I touch 4 and in settigs it says I have 6.4 total....why?

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by lllaass,

lllaass Aug 25, 2012 1:48 PM in response to Shannon Lyn
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Aug 25, 2012 1:48 PM in response to Shannon Lyn

Because the difference is taken up by the operating system since that is not available to the user and how GB is advertised and used. See:
How Mac OS X and iOS report storage capacity
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