Computer memory and storage

[pocaracas]

This didn't hit me until now but i have a 32gb flash drive and it only has 
29.7 but in reality it is a 32gb drive but i would love that 2 extra gb though.

32GB are 32 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000 bytes = 32,000,000,000 bytes. (you know how the decimal system works, right?)

32GiB are 32 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 bytes = 34,359,738,368 bytes. (they call these Gibibytes)

32,000,000,000 bytes /1024 /1024 /1024 = 29.8GiB.


Your computer counts GiBs (and calls them GB), the storage manufacturers count GBs. They're referring to different things and make it sound dishonest... yeah... welcome to the real world.