Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!smsdpg!seg
From: seg@smsdpg.uu.net (Scott Garfinkle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Cluster Sizes in 15MB partition
Message-ID: <140@smsdpg.uu.net>
Date: 5 Jan 89 19:52:35 GMT
References: <19317@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU>
Organization: SMS Data Products Group, Reston VA
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From article <19317@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU>, by jsin@island.SEAS.UCLA.EDU:
> 
> I have a problem I hope some one can help solve:
> ...
> Problem: Since DOS partition is less than 20MB, format program
>         uses 8K cluster size for allocating files.
>         I also have a (commercial) program that generates/utilizes
>         over 1,000 files that are less than 2KB each.  Because of
>         this, I run out of disk space rather quickly.  Seems to me
>         there must be a way to reclaim the "lost" 6 MB or so of disk
>         space.
> 
> Question: Is there any way that I can change the cluster size to 2K?  
Funny you should ask.

Just today I sent a copy of my pdisk program to the moderator for posting to
comp.binaries.ibm.pc.  This program will even allow you to choose one sector
per cluster.  When you get it, just run "part."  Delete your current DOS
partition, then add it back and say you want a cluster size of 1 or 2.

As I mention in the accompanying readme, it's usually a good idea to use the
manafacturer's fdisk to get a good boot program on the master boot record;
in your case, you've already done this, and probably wouldn't need to, anyway,
with an original PC-AT.

I hope you enjoy the program.  by the way, it's public domain and source is
included.
		Scott E. Garfinkle
		SMS Data Products Group, Inc.
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