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Data Storage Converter

Convert bits, bytes, decimal and binary data units, and legacy storage media capacities.

About this converter

Digital storage units appear in hosting, dashboards, APIs, operating systems, and removable media. It covers decimal storage, binary-prefixed units, and legacy media capacity references.

The base unit for this converter is bit, which lets us map each unit into one consistent formula layer before converting to the target unit.

Quick examples

256 bit to nibble64 nibble
256 bit to B32 B
256 nibble to bit1,024 bit
256 nibble to B128 B
256 B to bit2,048 bit
256 B to nibble512 nibble
256 kb to bit256,000 bit
256 kb to nibble64,000 nibble

Available units

Bit

bit

The smallest unit of digital information.

Also written as bits, b.

Nibble

nibble

A four-bit grouping.

Also written as nibbles, nybble, nybbles.

Byte

B

A standard unit for grouped digital data.

Also written as bytes.

Kilobit

kb

A decimal data unit equal to 1,000 bits.

Also written as kilobits, kbit, kbits.

Kibibit

Kibit

A binary data unit equal to 1,024 bits.

Also written as kibibits.

Kilobyte

KB

A larger digital storage unit.

Also written as kilobytes.

Kibibyte

KiB

A binary data unit equal to 1,024 bytes.

Also written as kibibytes.

Megabit

Mb

A decimal data unit equal to 1,000,000 bits.

Also written as megabits, mbit, mbits.

Mebibit

Mibit

A binary data unit equal to 1,048,576 bits.

Also written as mebibits.

Megabyte

MB

A common data-size unit.

Also written as megabytes.

Mebibyte

MiB

A binary data unit equal to 1,048,576 bytes.

Also written as mebibytes.

Gigabit

Gb

A decimal data unit equal to one billion bits.

Also written as gigabits, gbit, gbits.

Gibibit

Gibit

A binary data unit equal to 1,073,741,824 bits.

Also written as gibibits.

Gigabyte

GB

A large storage unit used for modern devices.

Also written as gigabytes.

Gibibyte

GiB

A binary data unit equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes.

Also written as gibibytes.

Character

char

Character is a low-level digital data grouping.

Word

word

Word is a low-level digital data grouping.

MAPM-word

MAPM-word

MAPM-word is a low-level digital data grouping.

Quadruple-word

quad word

Quadruple-word is a low-level digital data grouping.

Block

block

Block is a low-level digital data grouping.

Terabit

Tb

Terabit is a large digital storage unit.

Tebibit

Tibit

Tebibit is a large digital storage unit.

Terabyte

TB

Terabyte is a large digital storage unit.

Tebibyte

TiB

Tebibyte is a large digital storage unit.

Petabit

Pb

Petabit is a large digital storage unit.

Pebibit

Pibit

Pebibit is a large digital storage unit.

Petabyte

PB

Petabyte is a large digital storage unit.

Pebibyte

PiB

Pebibyte is a large digital storage unit.

Exabit

Eb

Exabit is a large digital storage unit.

Exbibit

Eibit

Exbibit is a large digital storage unit.

Exabyte

EB

Exabyte is a large digital storage unit.

Exbibyte

EiB

Exbibyte is a large digital storage unit.

Floppy disk (3.5 in, DD)

3.5 DD floppy

Floppy disk (3.5 in, DD) is a legacy removable media capacity reference.

Floppy disk (3.5 in, HD)

3.5 HD floppy

Floppy disk (3.5 in, HD) is a legacy removable media capacity reference.

Floppy disk (3.5 in, ED)

3.5 ED floppy

Floppy disk (3.5 in, ED) is a legacy removable media capacity reference.

Floppy disk (5.25 in, DD)

5.25 DD floppy

Floppy disk (5.25 in, DD) is a legacy removable media capacity reference.

Floppy disk (5.25 in, HD)

5.25 HD floppy

Floppy disk (5.25 in, HD) is a legacy removable media capacity reference.

Zip 100

Zip 100

Zip 100 is a legacy removable media capacity reference.

Zip 250

Zip 250

Zip 250 is a legacy removable media capacity reference.

Jaz 1GB

Jaz 1GB

Jaz 1GB is a legacy removable media capacity reference.

Jaz 2GB

Jaz 2GB

Jaz 2GB is a legacy removable media capacity reference.

CD (74 minute)

CD 74

CD (74 minute) is a legacy removable media capacity reference.

CD (80 minute)

CD 80

CD (80 minute) is a legacy removable media capacity reference.

DVD (1 layer, 1 side)

DVD-5

DVD (1 layer, 1 side) is a legacy removable media capacity reference.

DVD (2 layers, 1 side)

DVD-9

DVD (2 layers, 1 side) is a legacy removable media capacity reference.

DVD (1 layer, 2 sides)

DVD-10

DVD (1 layer, 2 sides) is a legacy removable media capacity reference.

DVD (2 layers, 2 sides)

DVD-18

DVD (2 layers, 2 sides) is a legacy removable media capacity reference.

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