Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; public class Main { private static final long K = 1024; private static final long M = K * K; private static final long G = M * K; private static final long T = G * K; public static String convertToStringRepresentation(final long value) { final long[] dividers = new long[] { T, G, M, K, 1 }; final String[] units = new String[] { "TB", "GB", "MB", "KB", "B" }; if (value < 1) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid file size: " + value); String result = null; for (int i = 0; i < dividers.length; i++) { final long divider = dividers[i]; if (value >= divider) { result = format(value, divider, units[i]); break; } } return result; } private static String format(final long value, final long divider, final String unit) { final double result = divider > 1 ? (double) value / (double) divider : (double) value; return String.format("%.1f %s", Double.valueOf(result), unit); } }