Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 10:43:40 +0200 From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: Wes Side Story <wdorale@rs1.mtmc.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Reformating fips partitions Message-ID: <331E83BC.2761@barcode.co.il> References: <Pine.A32.3.92.970305184547.45987A-100000@rs1.mtmc.edu>
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Wes Side Story wrote: > > All of this talk about fips and cluster size has me wondering if > reformating the partition created after you "fips" a disk would change the > cluster size to corespond with the size of the partition rather than the > size of the disk. I've got quite a few drives partitioned using fips and > I reformated the new partition assuming that it would change the cluster > size to a smaller value. I know the original partition would still be the > same cluster size but does reformating change that? > > Wes R Dorale > Network Administrator > Mount Marty College It should. Chkdsk will show you the cluster size so you can check. If you find yourself partitioning alot you may want to get PartitionMagic (http://www.partition.com). It really does magic with partitions. Nadav
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