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Anon-fe04a256cf · Jun 30, 2017

I have win7 64Bit and a SATA 2. 500GB Hard Drive.

I know this is a Good size Drive.

But I use it just to Store Bank Files ASudio and Video Files Photos Work DOC. Files.

I remember years ago people would say If you use a Drive just to Store Things Format with a Cluster size of 64 kB.

And to Install an OS use a Cluster size of 4. kB.

And even today if I use a Drive just to store things I use a Cluster size of 64 kB.

And they did say Years ago 64 kB is a Big Chunk of Secotre Space so if say a Video is stored in 64 kB Chunks in a sector win can Get it for you faster.

Because it will be grabbing 64 kB Chunks at a time.

Is this ok to still do?

And if not why?

DavidGP · Jul 1, 2017

Hi

I would format and use a 4KB cluster for everything as unless you are in the >16TB mark then anything else is a not peek performance wise, I do format everything to NTFS, apart from my cars Fat32 USB for music and https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/140365/default-cluster-size-for-ntfs,-fat,-and-exfat

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