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Bug 618269 - usage of mixed units (bytes, MiB, GiB) for file size and space
usage of mixed units (bytes, MiB, GiB) for file size and space
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 94691
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: Metadata
2.30.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-05-10 13:23 UTC by hey
Modified: 2010-05-10 14:05 UTC
See Also:
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Description hey 2010-05-10 13:23:26 UTC 
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
gnome-utils 2.30.0-0ubuntu1
gparted 0.5.1-1ubuntu2
nautilus 1:2.30.1-0ubuntu1
synaptic 0.63.1ubuntu6

Several programs show mixed units in the same table. This is impractical and confusing as you have to compare manually. Please see the attached screenshots for examples.

A simple solution would be to use one default unit (for each program):
GParted: GiB
Nautilus & baobab: MiB
Synaptic: KiB

Already reported at: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/573382
Comment 1 Cosimo Cecchi 2010-05-10 14:05:17 UTC 
Please file separate bugs for each component; the nautilus part is a duplicate of bug #94691 here, but there's no actual consensus whether or not this is really a good idea.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 94691 ***