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 ...

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 ...

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

No, allocation unit size is not equal to sector size. (Wouldnt it be nice if it were that easy to change..) Just use the windows default unless you have some special requirements (probably not if you ...