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Usable drive capacity calculator: TB to TiB

Convert advertised TB to binary TiB, then apply a reserve you choose. The result separates the unit conversion from space used by formatting and system partitions.

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1 TB = 0.909 TiB before formatting and system overhead.

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Formula and limits

TiB = TB × 10¹² ÷ 2⁴⁰. After the entered reserve, multiply by (1 − reserve ÷ 100). A reserve of zero shows the conversion only; it does not claim zero filesystem overhead.

GB and TB on drive labels use decimal units. GiB and TiB use powers of two. Some operating systems display binary capacity with a decimal-looking label; compare the number of bytes when in doubt.