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Recommended allocation unit size? (NTFS)

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Killbat

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I have a 30GB drive I'm using for general data storage, like MP3s, videos, etc. File sizes range from 5-10MB up to hundreds of MBs. It's allocation unit size is 4KB now. I have backed up the data so I can reformat it if there's a better option. What do y'all suggest for an allocation unit size?
 
I would stay with that size. I have not done tests, but for home system use it probably is not that great of a performance boost to go to a larger cluster size. If you are serving lots of files simultaneously then maybe a larger cluster size might help. I know lots of NT servers that handle remote profiles and storage for users use 64K+ cluster sizes, but this is probably a real waste for a home user.
 


<< Use 1 meg clusters.... >>



LOL, so that every cookie and text document on your hd takes up one meg huh?

Yeah 4k is a good size, or so I'm told. It's what I'm using on all my drives at any rate.
 
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