This a Windows 10 computer. The external HDD is exFAT as formatted from manufacturer.
Files transferred to the 8TB external drive are larger than originals. One single file is 28.3MB (29,709,239 bytes) but on the 8TB drive it has a "size on disk" of 29.0MB (30,408,704 bytes). If only 1 file, maybe not such a big deal but 83.8 GB (90,026,903,391 bytes) becomes 106GB (114,715,262,976 bytes) "size on disk". I'm guessing this is a default base size based on 8TB volume but at this rate my 8TB will turn into 6. What can I do about this? Partitioning?
Also, I know the named drive size is never the actual drive size but the 8TB is reporting 7.27TB capacity which seems low to me (should be 7.4?). The Drive Properties reports Used space at 143GB but in addition to the folder referenced above, there are just 2 folders of combined size <1GB and an ISO file just under 4GB. How do those plus the 106GB = 143GB?
What can I do to maximize the usable space on this hard drive? Reformat? Partition? Thanks!!
Files transferred to the 8TB external drive are larger than originals. One single file is 28.3MB (29,709,239 bytes) but on the 8TB drive it has a "size on disk" of 29.0MB (30,408,704 bytes). If only 1 file, maybe not such a big deal but 83.8 GB (90,026,903,391 bytes) becomes 106GB (114,715,262,976 bytes) "size on disk". I'm guessing this is a default base size based on 8TB volume but at this rate my 8TB will turn into 6. What can I do about this? Partitioning?
Also, I know the named drive size is never the actual drive size but the 8TB is reporting 7.27TB capacity which seems low to me (should be 7.4?). The Drive Properties reports Used space at 143GB but in addition to the folder referenced above, there are just 2 folders of combined size <1GB and an ISO file just under 4GB. How do those plus the 106GB = 143GB?
What can I do to maximize the usable space on this hard drive? Reformat? Partition? Thanks!!