File question

[Jeff Stanton]

What is the cluster size in NTFS vs Fat32 for XP?


Does anyone know of a source of compatibility info for existing software?
MS Windows Catalog (or what ever it's called) seems never to have heard of
Microsoft Word!

Thanks

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

See the Help and Support
Enter Cluster size and the full text match for format describes your
ability to set your own cluster size.

If you do not enter a value it will default as follows

Volume Size
FAT16 Cluster Size
FAT32 Cluster Size
NTFS Cluster Size

7 MB-16 MB

2 KB

Not supported

512 bytes


17 MB-32 MB

512 bytes

Not supported

512 bytes


33 MB-64 MB

1 KB

512 bytes

512 bytes


65 MB-128 MB

2 KB

1 KB

512 bytes


129 MB-256 MB

4 KB

2 KB

512 bytes


257 MB-512 MB

8 KB

4 KB

512 bytes


513 MB-1,024 MB

16 KB

4 KB

1 KB


1,025 MB-2 GB

32 KB

4 KB

2 KB


2 GB-4 GB

64 KB

4 KB

4 KB


4 GB-8 GB

Not supported

4 KB

4 KB


8 GB-16 GB

Not supported

8 KB

4 KB


16 GB-32 GB

Not supported

16 KB

4 KB


32 GB-2 terabytes

Not supported

Not supported(1)

4 KB



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"Jeff Stanton" > wrote in message
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> What is the cluster size in NTFS vs Fat32 for XP?
>
>
> Does anyone know of a source of compatibility info for existing software?
> MS Windows Catalog (or what ever it's called) seems never to have heard of
> Microsoft Word!
>
> Thanks
>
>
>