Allocation Unit Size

CMH

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Just bought myself a 4tb WD green, and wondering if I should just go 64k Allocation Unit Size.

Mainly going to be used for video, I've got a 2tb drive sitting around I can use for everything else.

Any reason why I shouldn't go 64k?
 
The larger the allocation size, the fewer the files that can be stored in that partition.

Take a gander at your Video folder, set the view to details, then click the column heading SIZE twice - - that will cause a sort descending of the folder content.

An ideal size would be the AVERAGE SIZE(all the files therein) - - but there's not tool to find that number :sigh:

I would choose a number that best fits the most dominant size shown,
 
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