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Other => Other => Topic started by: BC_Programmer on August 08, 2012, 02:32:33 AM

Title: Windows Explorer supports fractional bytes...
Post by: BC_Programmer on August 08, 2012, 02:32:33 AM

I was looking at the size of a folder... then I noticed something strange...

(http://bc-programming.com/images/funnydoc.png)

notice the .00 part of the size value. Can I put .5 of a byte on my MP3 player? :P

Gave me a bit of a chuckle at least.

Title: Re: Windows Explorer supports fractional bytes...
Post by: DaveLembke on August 08, 2012, 01:15:18 PM

Interesting! Does it show fractions only for the MP3 player properties or other folders etc too?

Title: Re: Windows Explorer supports fractional bytes...
Post by: BC_Programmer on August 08, 2012, 01:31:41 PM

Quote from: DaveLembke on August 08, 2012, 01:15:18 PM

Interesting! Does it show fractions only for the MP3 player properties or other folders etc too?

Nope, only the MP3 player "drive", I checked with my hard drives right after because I would have thought I would have seen it before.

I don't know the internal workings of how the devices interface with the system but it seems like somewhere down the line the value is being formatted with decimals.

Title: Re: Windows Explorer supports fractional bytes...
Post by: Veltas on August 17, 2012, 06:42:07 AM

I find it hard to believe any modern storage device uses fractions of a byte...