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I am using Ubuntu 19.10 and Nautilus ("Files") for file management. I am accustomed to file sizes reported in multiple of 1024. However, Nautilus displays files size in multiple of 1000.

For, example, a file with size of 367,165,440 bytes is displayed as having size 367.2 MB in Nautilus. However, I want Nautilus to display the size as 350.2 MB (= 367,165,440 ÷ 1024 ÷ 1024). Is there a hidden option to change the "Units Policy" from 1000 to 1024 in Nautilus?

FedKad
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  • i personally use nemo for file management, and it also uses 1000 as Units policy. Could it be related to Ubuntu itself rather then the file manager ? – pymym213 Jan 19 '20 at 13:39
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    i've checked out and it is Ubuntu related. They switched to the base-10 metric system (called SI standard) since Ubuntu 10.10 instead of the IEC standard wich is base-2 and simply perfect for binary measuring. – pymym213 Jan 19 '20 at 13:46
  • Here is an old thread about the same issue (Ubuntu 10.10) : https://askubuntu.com/questions/110999/is-it-possible-to-switch-ubuntu-back-to-base-2 – pymym213 Jan 19 '20 at 13:48
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    Poor me and Bob (mentioned in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnitsPolicy)! :( – FedKad Jan 19 '20 at 13:57
  • you can change the Unit Policy in nemo by editing it preferences. Hoped it could also change it in Nautilus but it don't. – pymym213 Jan 19 '20 at 14:04
  • Thunar also works as I expect. But, I am not using it too much. – FedKad Jan 19 '20 at 15:41

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