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"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
> Right click the Start Menu | Properties | General tab |
> What does Size show?
> What does Size on disk show?

8.98 MB size
18.6 MB size on disk
3266 files, 599 folders

> Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\Start Menu
> Right click the Start Menu | Properties | General tab |
> What does Size show?
> What does Size on disk show?

875 KB size
1.80 MB size on disk
335 files, 38 folders

> Right click Favorites folder | Properties | General tab |
> What does Size show?
> What does Size on disk show?

2.55 MB size
18.3 MB size on disk
4323 files
603 folders

> If the cluster size for NTFS is 4KB, then 4KB will be the smallest space
> that any file 1 byte to 4 KB will take up on the drive.
>
> Size is the actual size of the file. Size on disk shows the actual space
> that the file takes up on the disk.
>
> The only time that Size on disk will be smaller than Size is when a
> file/folder is compressed.
>
> Large cluster sizes improve performance at the expense of increased slack.
> Small cluster sizes reduce slack at the expense of decreased performance.
> 4KB is the default cluster size for NTFS.
>
> [[Rarely do file sizes exactly match the size of one or multiple clusters
> perfectly. The data storage space that exists from the end of the file to
> the end of the last cluster assigned to the file is called "file
> slack". ]]
> From...
> File Slack Defined
> http://www.forensics-intl.com/def6.html
>
> [[A cluster (or allocation unit) is the smallest amount of disk space that
> can be allocated to hold a file. ]]
> [[The smaller the cluster size, the more efficiently a disk stores
> information because unused space within a cluster cannot be used by other
> files. ]]
> From...
> Cluster Size
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...c_fil_lxty.asp
>
> [[If you are not using NTFS compression for any files or folders that are
> contained on the volume, the difference between the Size value and the
> Size
> on disk value is the wasted space that occurs because the cluster size is
> larger than necessary. Choose an optimal cluster size so that the Size on
> disk value is as close to the Size value as possible. An excessive
> discrepancy between the Size on disk value and the Size value is an
> indication that the default cluster size is too large for the average file
> size that you are storing on the volume.]]
> How to locate and correct disk space problems on NTFS volumes in Windows
> XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315688
>
> QUESTION #2
> Try
> %HOMEDRIVE% The user's home directory's drive letter.
> %homepath% The path to the user's home directory.
> %SystemDrive% The drive containing the Windows XP root directory.
>
> Type %HOMEDRIVE% into Start | Run to see what opens.
> Type %homepath% into Start | Run to see what opens.
> Type %SystemDrive% into Start | Run to see what opens.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:OoqErtWzFHA.3312@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
> SeaMaid <seamaid24-graphics@yahoo.com> hunted and pecked:
>> QUESTION #1
>> Assuming NTFS clusters are 4k, that means the smallest file you can save
>> will be saved as 4k (32k in FAT32), even if the file is only 0 bytes, 1
>> byte, 600 bytes, 1k, 2k, 3k, or 4k. Does the same apply to shortcuts? Do
>> shortcuts also take 4k each (32k in FAT32)? My Favorites menu and Start
>> menu for various users have MANY shortcuts. I read the articles on the
>> Microsoft site about NTFS and file storage but could not find the answer.
>>
>> QUESTION #2
>> Is there a way to make a shortcut to another place on the same drive
>> without including the drive letter (in case the drive letter changes)?
>>
>> If the path to the folder is:
>> D:\MS\XP\Updates
>>
>> I'd like the shortcut to be "smart" in case the drive is no longer D. Is
>> there a way to do this?
>>
>> %CurrentDrive%\MS\XP\Updates
>>
>> That probably is bad syntax, but I think you know what I'm trying to
>> accomplish. If the drive letter changes, that the shortcuts will still
>> point to the same drive (be is a hard drive or a CD), rather than
>> whatever drive is currently D.
>