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In <579poq$at7@news-central.tiac.net>, fsandy@tiac.net (Frank Sandy) writes:
>In article <01bbd8b8$49535240$6b8faec7@zycom>, SAN <snag01@sprynet.com> wrote:
>> I have a small problem or may be a big problem. 
>> When I go to Windows Explorer and RIGHT click on C: drive, and go to
>> PROPERTY, I get a used space value of 502 MB.
>> Now when I go back to windows explorer and LEFT click on C: drive and go to
>> EDIT and click on SELECT ALL (now all the files and dir are highlighted). I
>> next go to FILE and click on PROPERTY and I see that it starts counting the
>> size of all files in C: drive and gives me a number of 334 MB(all in C). 
>> Also I have chosen the option of "SHOW ALL FILES" in the VIEW, OPTION menu.
>> I have a 1GIG hard drive.
>> My question is why is there this difference of 166 MB?
>> I have defragmented my HD, also did a thorough check for errors and found
>> none, still I could'nt get the same value.
>> If you could do the same thing and if you get the same value or little
>> difference can you please let me know.
>> I would very much appreciate your help. Thanks
>
>     That's because all of your 1 GB disk is a single partition.  A FAT
>file system (which all Microsoft systems except NT use) divides each
>partition into clusters and there can be no more than 64K clusters AND
>there must be a power of 2 of them.  Thus on a disk with a bit over
>1 GB you have 32KB clusters.  Since on average, the last cluster of
>each file will be only half full, you waste 16KB per file.  Actually
>much more if you have may very small files.  Wasting 16KB per file, if
>you have 10,000 files on your disk, you will lose 160MB.
>
>     The only solutions are, live with it, repartition your disk into
>several smaller partitions, wait for FAT32, or get OS2.  
>



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