Resizing Cluster Problem

[Anusha]

Hi doods,

Is there a way to convert or resize 512byte NTFS clusters into 4096bytes or so? I know 4096bytes are faster and fragments less.

When I convert my C: to NTFS from FAT32, it converts to 512bytes, not 4096bytes. But it converts my other partition D: to 4096 <_< What might be the case? You can convert it like that for FAT32 from Partition Magic 7 and later and I want to know whether you can do it in PM8. If so please tell me, okay guys?

One of my friends told me that he have it @ 4096 but with only one partition. May this be the case? When I install Windows, I have my D: unformatted and may this be driving Windows nuts?

Please help me on this guys. I'm lost.

[~*McoreD*~]

Hey Anusha,

Converting a fat/fat32 HDD to ntfs using Windows, always converts it to a NTFS partition of 512b as the cluster size -- Personal Experience...

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To convert a volume to NTFS from the command prompt
Open Command Prompt.
In the command prompt window, type
convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs

For example, typing convert D: /fs:ntfs would format drive D: with the ntfs format.
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Once I had Windows 2000 in FAT32 and that's where i tried the command prompt thing. I didn't like this as you don't. So I had to format it using Windows XP CD and installed Windows XP. When you full format the partition, it formats as 4069b per cluster. I don't know why it doesn't happen to you...

Tell us the partition details of your HDD. How many partitions, and the file systems, the cluster size etc more vividly...

[Anusha]

I'm using FAT32 atm. Because I had the above prob. I could easily resize FAT32 cluster size using Partition Magic 7. But it doesn't support NTFS clusters resizing. May be the version 8 can do it.

This is my HD configuration for the moment
Hard Disk : Quantum Fireball 20GB
No. of Patitions : 2
Patition Size : 10GB each
Current Cluster Size : 8192bytes
Current File System : FAT32
Current O/S : Windows XP Pro with SP1
(Both are identical partitions)

[~*McoreD*~]

Quote:

Originally posted by Anusha@Dec 11 2002, 12:36 AM
Patition Size : 10GB each
Current Cluster Size : 8192bytes
Current File System : FAT32
Current O/S : Windows XP Pro with SP1
(Both are identical partitions)

As I understood your configuration and as you say (Both are identical partitions) I assume, you have installed Windows XP Professional SP1 to both C: and D:
As I said in my previous post, you are in situation which I discribed where I had FAT32 with Windows 2000 SP3. Converting sets the cluster size at 512b not 4096b. If you want to resize your cluster size to 4096b, there are two options afaik.

1. Install Partion Magic 8 and follow its guides.
2. Boot from the Windows XP CD, and full format the partition you need to resize the cluster size.

That should work for you...
Remember to backup your data before you do anything

Will resizing the clusters of a hard disk (using Partion Magic or an equivalent) lose the data of that harddisk?...

[Anusha]

Don't take me to a fool, McoreD, surely I haven't installed WinXP on both partitions.

Using PM8 just did the job.

Now both partitions have NTFS filesystem with 4096byte clusters.

Job well done...

[~*McoreD*~]

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Originally posted by Anusha@Dec 12 2002, 12:23 AM
Don't take me to a fool, McoreD, surely I haven't installed WinXP on both partitions.

Quote:

Using PM8 just did the job. Now both partitions have NTFS filesystem with 4096byte clusters.

Cheers.