# What unit is Storage Size under Index Management?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-unit-is-storage-size-under-index-management/182224>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [May 22, 2019, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-unit-is-storage-size-under-index-management/182224 "2019-05-22T12:28:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![BenB196](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/benb196/32/83401_2.png) [@BenB196](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BenB196)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-unit-is-storage-size-under-index-management/182224/1 "2019-05-22T12:28:55Z")

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Hi all,

I was wondering if someone could help me out. I am wondering what unit Storage Size is under Index management in Kibana. I am confused if it is bits or bytes. Instinct tells me that it is bytes as that is what data storage is normally reported in. However, since it is a lower case b standards tell me that it is in bits. I would like some clarification on this so that I can properly determine storage needs.

Thanks in advance, and apologies if I am asking a question that has already been answered, but I was unable to find the answer anywhere.

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**Author:** ![joelgriffith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joelgriffith/32/53738_2.png) [@joelgriffith](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joelgriffith)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 7:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-unit-is-storage-size-under-index-management/182224/2 "2019-06-13T19:09:11Z")

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@BenB196 we generally always use `bytes` for sizes, and that is the case here as well. Great question, and hopefully future seekers will find this!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 7:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-unit-is-storage-size-under-index-management/182224/3 "2019-07-11T19:09:12Z")

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