This is not a bug, it is a misunderstanding of units. The issue is that you are comparing MB to M. MB is 1000*1000*1000, while M is 1024*1024*1024. For example, this file is shown with ls -alh on my system:
268M Jan 19 21:13 my_pix.zip 281015429 Jan 19 21:13 my_pix.zip Nautilus shows it in MB, which is simply the number of bytes above divided by 1,000,000, aka 281.0 MB. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabyte ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1086431 Title: nautilus shows wrong filesize Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: when i look at the filesize in nautilus ubuntu-10.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso has 729.5 MB, but in fact is only 696 MB ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-33.52-generic 3.2.31 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-33-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Dec 4 17:25:06 2012 GsettingsChanges: org.gnome.nautilus.window-state geometry '1053x506+65+24' org.gnome.nautilus.window-state start-with-status-bar true InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1086431/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
