Convert TB to PB

One terabyte equals 0.001 petabytes. To convert any number of terabytes to petabytes, multiply by 0.001.

The converter above works in both directions and updates as you type. Below you will find the formula, a worked example and a reference table of common values.

Data conversions carry two ambiguities at once. Bits and bytes differ by a factor of eight, and network speeds are quoted in bits while file sizes are quoted in bytes — so a connection and a download will always report numbers that look inconsistent. On top of that, the same prefix means 1,000 to a drive manufacturer and 1,024 to an operating system, which is why advertised capacity and reported capacity never match. Neither is an error; they are different conventions wearing the same name.

TB to PB formula

To go the other way, use terabyte = petabyte ÷ 0.001.

About these units

A terabyte is 10¹² bytes to a drive manufacturer and 2⁴⁰ to most operating systems — a 10% difference, which is why a 1 TB drive reports as roughly 931 GB.

A petabyte is a thousand terabytes. It is the working unit of large data warehouses, and the point at which the decimal and binary definitions diverge by about 12%.

Terabyte is also written terabytes and tbs. Petabyte is also written petabytes.

Sources

1. IEC 80000-13:2008, Quantities and units — Part 13: Information science and technology — the decimal byte prefixes and the binary kibibyte series.