New version of Disk Utility can fix "overlapped extent allocation" errors As noted in Knowledge Base article #25770, the version of Disk Utility (10.5.1) included with Mac OS X 10.4.2 can fixed ...
The NTFS file system has allocation unit options that usually don't matter unless there is a limitation. Rick Vanover explains how this matters for large volumes. All Windows Server administrators ...
A Cluster is the smallest unit to save and manage files on the disk in the Windows OS. One cluster can only hold one file, even if it is only one byte. When you need to save small files, configure a ...
From MacFixit:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR><B>Tip: Using smaller block allocation size to save disk space</B><BR><BR>By ...
In some cases, it seems that the Mac OS 9 Disk Copy utility creates images with smaller allocation blocks than those created by the Mac OS X version. MacFixIt reader Mark Bolzan provides a case ...
Disk Management and the DISKPART utility on Windows 11 and Windows 10 are useful tools for managing their disk space allocation and more. But some users are reporting ...
Storage Spaces (not to be confused with Storage Spaces Direct) has been a part of Windows Server since the days of Windows Server 2012, and provides an easy way for you to create software-defined ...
Hi. Sorry if this has been answered before. Repeated searches provided no answers.<BR><BR>I've just picked up a new 120Gb Western Digital HD, and am currently in the process of installing it. I'd like ...