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michaelw · 08-28-2003, 05:28 PM

this is ridiculous - why is windows adding so much shit to my files?

magicmike · 08-28-2003, 05:30 PM

That's the file system.

It can only split up your HDD into so many chunks, each has a minimum size.

anything less fits in there, even 1 byte over you need 2 blocks.

michaelw · 08-28-2003, 05:31 PM

gotcha

queer · 08-28-2003, 05:31 PM

NTFS!
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KMR Stitch · 08-28-2003, 05:33 PM

I FAT32 on my XP...Ok I lied..

rowan · 08-28-2003, 05:33 PM

A 1 byte file on my 120Gb drive will take up 32k worth of drive space, since I have the entire drive as a single partition (FAT32). With a 2Gb FAT16 partition it's 64k per cluster.

There's really no efficient way (=acceptable speed) for file systems to use the exact amount of space that is contained within a file. Even the HD itself is broken up into 512 byte sectors, you have to read/write a minimum of 512 bytes at a time.

queer · 08-28-2003, 06:03 PM

Hahaaaa! Learned something new today!

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08-28-2003, 05:33 PM	#6
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	A 1 byte file on my 120Gb drive will take up 32k worth of drive space, since I have the entire drive as a single partition (FAT32). With a 2Gb FAT16 partition it's 64k per cluster. There's really no efficient way (=acceptable speed) for file systems to use the exact amount of space that is contained within a file. Even the HD itself is broken up into 512 byte sectors, you have to read/write a minimum of 512 bytes at a time.