When formatting a drive, one crucial setting to consider is the allocation unit size, which determines how the drive's space is divided into smaller units. This setting can significantly impact how ...

Before discussing the difference between “Size” and “Size on disk” in detail, let’s see the basic differences between these terms. Here, I will also show you some calculations that will give the exact ...

everytime i add a brand new hd on my computer and on other people's computers i usually format them using "default" allocation unit size. what is that? is that the same as a cluster size?<P>if so, ...

Hi. Sorry if this has been answered before. Repeated searches provided no answers.<BR><BR>I've just picked up a new 120Gb Western Digital HD, and am currently in the process of installing it. I'd like ...

Cluster is the smallest unit to save and manage files on the disk in Windows OS. One cluster can only hold one file, even if it is only one byte. When you need to save small files, you need to ...