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, ...

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 ...

So, I've got a pretty good idea of what to do with this but wanted to get some input after reading the MS doc's on this and see what people in the real world were seeing. I've got an archive NAS ...