Format allocation unit size

[Terry]

Any benefit to be gained from using a different allocation unit size to the
default? pros & cons.

Regards
Terry

[Arek Iskra [MVP]]

I'd say it depends. I prefer to make default unit size on NTFS partitions as
4KB.

Check out these links if you need basic guidelines:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_lxty.asp

http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6268-5034399.html

One thing worth noting is that compression is not supported on volumes which
clusters are > 4KB
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Arek Iskra
Microsoft MVP for Windows Server

Post by Terry
Any benefit to be gained from using a different allocation unit size to the
default? pros & cons.
Regards
Terry

[Terry]

Hi Arek,
Thank for the links. I have have used the default 4K.
Regards
Terry

Post by Arek Iskra [MVP]
I'd say it depends. I prefer to make default unit size on NTFS partitions as
4KB.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_lxty.asp

Post by Arek Iskra [MVP]
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6268-5034399.html
One thing worth noting is that compression is not supported on volumes which
clusters are > 4KB
--
Arek Iskra
Microsoft MVP for Windows Server

Post by Terry
Any benefit to be gained from using a different allocation unit size to

the

Post by Terry
default? pros & cons.
Regards
Terry