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Re:Computer Files Are Going Extinct by userbinator on Sunday October 13, 2019 @06:45PM (#21243752)
when what the user really wants to know is "How many more songs or photos can I store?"

That depends on how large they are, and that can vary widely, which is why abstracting away files (or more specifically, file size) is such a bad idea.

Re:Computer Files Are Going Extinct by slededit on Monday October 14, 2019 @01:26PM (#21250630)
How many KM remaining depends on the terrain, traffic, driving technique, weather and a host of other factors. Nobody is expecting 100% accuracy just a rough estimate. They are already mentally doing the conversion anyways.
Re:Computer Files Are Going Extinct by userbinator on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @07:21AM (#21257379)
The range of a car can't change by several orders of magnitude in normal use, unlike sizes of files.