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   The NTFS cluster size can be set lower than the FAT/FAT32 cluster =
size but not larger.  Your example is FAT.  With FAT32 the cluster size =
would be smaller.  I don't remember what the default FAT32 cluster size =
is.

Rich

  "John Beckett"  wrote in message =
news:3ec2eba0.267744185{at}news.barkto.com...
  As a matter of interest, when XP and W2003 systems convert a FAT
  partition to NTFS, the result has 4K clusters. There may well be
  other, more sublte, benefits from a native-formatted NTFS partition,
  but cluster size is now set appropriately during a conversion.

  Here are some extracts from an evaluation Windows Server 2003:

  C:\>chkdsk e:
  The type of the file system is FAT.
  2,097,152,000 bytes total disk space.
  2,097,152,000 bytes available on disk.
         32,768 bytes in each allocation unit.
         64,000 total allocation units on disk.
         64,000 allocation units available on disk.

  C:\>convert e: /fs:ntfs

  C:\>chkdsk e:
  The type of the file system is NTFS.
     2048287 KB total disk space.
        4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
      512071 total allocation units on disk.
      508867 allocation units available on disk.

  John


  On Wed, 14 May 2003 16:27:23 -0700, "Rich"  wrote:
  >   A native formatted NTFS partition is better than one converted =
from=20
  >FAT/FAT32 both in efficiency and security.  The security can be =
updated=20
  >by applying the appropriate security template.  I think Windows XP =
may=20
  >have changed the upgrade behavior so that security is the same as a=20
  >clean NTFS install but the efficiency issue still applies.
  >
  >   As for format than install vs. install then format, I meant to =
format=20
  >during install, an option in Windows setup.

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   The NTFS
cluster size can =
be set lower=20
than the FAT/FAT32 cluster size but not larger.  Your example is =
FAT. =20
With FAT32 the cluster size would be smaller.  I don't remember =
what the=20
default FAT32 cluster size is.
 
Rich
 

  "John Beckett" <firstlast{at}compuserve.com.om=">mailto:firstlast{at}compuserve.com.omit">firstlast{at}compuserve.com.om=
it>=20
  wrote in message news:3ec2eba0.267744185{at}=
news.barkto.com...As=20
  a matter of interest, when XP and W2003 systems convert a =
FATpartition to=20
  NTFS, the result has 4K clusters. There may well beother, more =
sublte,=20
  benefits from a native-formatted NTFS partition,but cluster size =
is now=20
  set appropriately during a conversion.Here are some extracts =
from an=20
  evaluation Windows Server 2003:C:\>chkdsk
e:The type of =
the=20
  file system is FAT.2,097,152,000 bytes total disk =
space.2,097,152,000=20
  bytes available on
disk.      
=
32,768 bytes=20
  in each allocation
unit.      
=
64,000 total=20
  allocation units on
disk.      
=
64,000=20
  allocation units available on disk.C:\>convert e:=20
  /fs:ntfsC:\>chkdsk e:The type of the
file system is=20
  NTFS.   2048287 KB total disk=20
  space.      4096
bytes in each allocation =

  unit.    512071 total allocation units on=20
  disk.    508867 allocation units
available on=20
  disk.JohnOn Wed, 14 May
2003 16:27:23 -0700, =
"Rich"=20
  <{at}> wrote:>   A native
formatted NTFS partition =
is=20
  better than one converted from >FAT/FAT32 both in efficiency =
and=20
  security.  The security can be updated >by
applying the=20
  appropriate security template.  I think Windows XP may =
>have=20
  changed the upgrade behavior so that security is the same as a =
>clean=20
  NTFS install but the efficiency issue still=20
  applies.>>   As for
format than install vs. =
install=20
  then format, I meant to format >during install, an option in =
Windows=20
  setup.

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