Why is the space storage left in your phone device becomes lesser if you connect and check it in the PC or laptop?

Question

My phone says I still have a certain amount of space left but everytime I connect it to my laptop, the space becomes lesser.

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Answer 1

It could be related to something I discovered not too long ago: there are two definitions of what a GB is. I purchased a 256Gb SD card and was shocked to discover my PC said it only had 238GB right out of the box! I emailed the company, and turns out that Windows uses a different definition of what a GB (and all other sizes) than what the storage companies use. Storage companies like SanDisc say 1Gb=1×10^9 bytes (called decimal notation ), while Windows defines a GB as 2^30 bytes (binary notation).