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    Installer sees installation HDD as bigger than it is

    I've never seen this before; ever.

    I downloaded Debian's 9.6.0 .iso file.

    I created a 75.0 GB virtual HDD (VirtualBox)

    When I got to the part of the installation where specifying where to install, I selected Manual as I always do. What caught me by surprise, and what I've never seen before, is the installer said that the virtual HDD that I had available to install to, was 5.5 GB LARGER than it actually is. The .vdi HDD is 75.0 GB. The installer says it's 80.5 GB. WTF!?

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    Last edited by Snowhog; Jan 17, 2019, 08:10 AM.
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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    Just a guess here: Is it possible Vbox is reporting GiB (even though it's labeled GB) but Debian is reporting GB? I ask because 80.5 GB = 74.97147 GiB

    Seems awfully close...

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      #3
      Here it claims Ubuntu size reporting is the culprit:https://superuser.com/questions/1283...-than-assigned

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        #4
        https://askubuntu.com/questions/1502...irtualbox-disk

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          #5
          Originally posted by oshunluvr View Post
          Here it claims Ubuntu size reporting is the culprit:https://superuser.com/questions/1283...-than-assigned
          Interesting. I've never seen this reported size difference in any Kubuntu version I've installed in VirtualBox, so it would seem that Kubuntu's installer/disk partitioner reports the size of the .vdi file in the same way that VirtualBox reports it. Debian's installer/disk partitioner however, does not. Like I said, I've never seen this before (now). Interesting.
          Windows no longer obstructs my view.
          Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
          "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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