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To: tanstfl who wrote (12137)	9/28/2000 1:46:21 PM
From: Kathryn Anshutz	Respond to of 110652

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm still thinking about all of this and getting acquainted with the new equipment. So far, the transfer of data from my old system has been very easy. I have a CD-RW that I can use as well. While I was playing with it last night it seemed easy enough but I haven't finished reading the manual as yet. I love all these backup options, but, as yet, I don't have a clear picture in my mind about optimizing all of this. Thanks for the suggestions. Four-k clusters is a whole new concept for yours truly. ka

To: tanstfl who wrote (12137)	9/28/2000 2:14:19 PM
From: Biggie Smalls	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

...I usually make the C partiton less than 8192K so that I get 4k clusters which is most efficient for all the little files that make up the OS and Apps.... so your C drive is less than 8MB? is your OS installed on another drive? are you using Windows? i just checked my Windows folder and it's over 800MB. curious, big

To: tanstfl who wrote (12137)	9/28/2000 8:12:00 PM
From: PMS Witch	Respond to of 110652

Drive and cluster sizes ... I use a 32-bit File Allocation Table (FAT32) file system on my computer. Of these 32-bits, four are unused, leaving 28 bits to track clusters up to 32K each. Somehow, an additional few bits gets confused or lost (This is a Microsoft system.), so we get a theoretical maximum of 2 terabyes per drive. A 32-bit fat drive with 4,096 byte clusters will have a maximum capacity of 8 Gig. I use 4,096 byte clusters, 32-bit FAT, and a partition sized to 3,004.8 Meg. Partition Magic informs me that my disk filling efficiency is currently 98%. This is probably the only thing in my life that's operating at 98% efficiency. Cheers, PW.