iBreaker Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Can someone please explain to me why is it that when I download a file using mega, there appears to be a difference in the size of the actual file and its size in the disk? For example, I downloaded a file using mega and it shows: Size: 24.649.071 byte Disk File Size: 24.649.728 byte Is it normal? I don't seem to have this issue using other hosts like Amazon Drive or 1Fichier etc. Why does this only apply to mega and not the other file-sharing hosts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFlower Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) Block size: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_(data_storage) Edited October 11, 2016 by JohnFlower hurr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBreaker Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 I think I get the general idea. I would like to do a small test. Could someone please download this file and tell me your sizes in bytes like I did? https://mega.nz/#!e4EU0ZqS!OLXirQEc0XYPWCAilNikhHr4Ni-anZnAm0ieI-e4IzA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFlower Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) Size: 24649071 Size on disk: blocks * isize = 48144 * 512 = 24649728 Edited October 11, 2016 by JohnFlower Replaced text with image 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroPenguins Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 @OP, You have file slack... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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