file size units KB driving me nuts!

I'm searching for an answer to this question since long and finally i found this thread atleast.

 

Now why we need the size to be displayed in MB or GB is that, if i've a zip file whose size is 325MB apprx. windows explorer shows it as 325,243 KB which is so irritating to convert and understand. IF for example its a 1.7GB file, it shows as 178blablabla, and i believe windows isn't meant to make sharpen our math brain..

 

pls. tell me if there is any workaround for this.

I think is funny how Windows used to have a reputation for being a fully customizable OS and geeks would bash the Mac platform for being too restrictive.  Now days, when people ask a question in the Microsoft community, the response is strikingly similar to that of the old Apple mentality of "why would you want to do that?"

Ironically... Apple did. By default, the Mac shows files in megabytes, or gigabytes is it's large enough. Gone are the days of the programmers and geeks who used to pride themselves on how well they could "hack" or mod the Windows architecture to serve their every bidding. Gone are the days of the leet haxor and who can bend space and time from the command prompt.

5 years ago, this question would have not gone unanswered. But those days are gone and soon the inevitable fate of Windows will come to it's close...

Don't you see that you said it yourself: "true form" in MB and GB. Giving it in KB is so much jibberish, and you have to re-calculate it to make sense of how much space it takes! Surely KB belongs to a long time ago, in a galaxy...

Please, why not find a way out of this. Computers are great at slavish tasks like number crunching, no?

I'm searching for an answer to this question since long and finally i found this thread atleast.

Now why we need the size to be displayed in MB or GB is that, if i've a zip file whose size is 325MB apprx. windows explorer shows it as 325,243 KB which is so irritating to convert and understand. IF for example its a 1.7GB file, it shows as 178blablabla, and i believe windows isn't meant to make sharpen our math brain..

pls. tell me if there is any workaround for this.

Hi hershey444,

Thank you for taking the time to post.

What exactly is driving you nuts about this or what do you want to do? I understand you want to show it as GB but I do not understand why. Please do not take that wrong as I only want to understand why and maybe we can provide a workaround for your situation.

Mark is correct, this cannot be changed. Windows Explorer will display the size column in the smallest unit, “KB” for simplicity. If you select your file and view the details pane, you will see the file in its true form, whether it’s MB or GB.

There are 3 party programs that are able to do what you are asking. If you search the Web you should be able to find one.

Thanks,

Keith

Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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