Drive Capacity Calculator

Formula

The formula to calculate drive capacity is:

\[ \text{DC} = \text{N} \times \text{S} \]

Where:

\(\text{DC}\) is the drive capacity (GB or TB)
\(\text{N}\) is the number of sectors on the drive
\(\text{S}\) is the size of each sector (GB or TB)

What is Drive Capacity?

Drive capacity refers to the amount of data a storage device can hold. It is typically measured in bytes, with modern drives having capacities in the range of gigabytes (GB) or terabytes (TB). The capacity of a drive determines how much information, such as documents, photos, music, videos, and other files, it can store. The larger the capacity, the more data the drive can hold.

Example Calculation 1

Let's assume the following values:

Number of Sectors (N) = 500,000
Size of Each Sector (S) = 0.0002 TB

Using the formula:

\[ \text{DC} = 500,000 \times 0.0002 = 100 \text{ TB} \]

The Drive Capacity is 100 TB.

Example Calculation 2

Let's assume the following values:

Number of Sectors (N) = 1,000,000
Size of Each Sector (S) = 0.001 GB

Using the formula:

\[ \text{DC} = 1,000,000 \times 0.001 = 1,000 \text{ GB} \]

The Drive Capacity is 1,000 GB.