About cluster sizes for NTFS partitions

The following table displays the cluster sizes for NTFS partitions.

Table: NTFS Partition Cluster Sizes

Partition Size (MB)

Cluster Size

<= 255

512

256 – 511

1024

512 – 1023

2048

1024 – 2047

4096

The following table displays the cluster sizes for FAT partitions.

Table: FAT Partition Cluster Sizes

Partition Size (MB)

Cluster Size (K)

<= 127

2

128 – 255

4

256 – 511

8

512 – 1023

16

512 – 1023

32

About cluster sizes for NTFS partitions