Files and folders are allocated for 2x or 3x the origianl

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SysopChris
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Joined: 2020.11.01. 18:57

Files and folders are allocated for 2x or 3x the origianl

Post by SysopChris »

Used disc space is bigger than size of all files.
I can copy these to a new drive and format or defrag this one, mostly I'm curious what's going on.

In the screenshot I see that these files are allocated for two or three the size (estimated) as the actual file.
Google Photos.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z6zM6mrGmjfMBoD97
https://photos.app.goo.gl/gK1Wtg2PMNsXrWfC8


G: Original location

Size: 71.7 MB (75,257,668 bytes)
Size on disk:264 MB (276,824,064 bytes)
Contains: 228 Files, 5 Folders

E: Copied location

Size: 71.7 MB (75,257,668 bytes)
Size on disk:72.2 MB (75,718,656 bytes)
Contains: 228 Files, 5 Folders

I understand the allocated space is always larger than the actual combined total but in this case it's more than 3x larger than the actual data. I can re-format the drive or copy the files to anther drive.

Physical Disk Information - Disk: #12: WDC WD140EDFZ-11A0VA0
Hard Disk Summary
Hard Disk Number : 12
Interface : SAT Standard USB/ATA
Vendor Information : VID: 1058, PID: 264D
Disk Controller : Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller - 1.0 (Microsoft) (USB 3.0) [VEN: 8086, DEV: A12F] Version: 10.0.19041.662, 11-16-2020
Hard Disk Model ID : WDC WD140EDFZ-11A0VA0
Firmware Revision : 81.00A81
Hard Disk Serial Number : Y5J38H6C
Total Size : 13351928 MB
Power State : Active
Current Temperature : 86 °F
Maximum Temperature (Ever Measured) : 120 °F, 12/10/2020 10:49:15 PM
Minimum Temperature (Ever Measured) : 72 °F, 12/7/2020 8:56:14 AM
Power On Time : 11 days, 13 hours
Estimated Remaining Lifetime : more than 1000 days
ATA Information
Hard Disk Cylinders : 27127743
Hard Disk Heads : 16
Hard Disk Sectors : 63
ATA Revision : ACS-2, ATA8-ACS version 4
Transport Version : SATA Rev 3.2
Total Sectors : 3418095616
Bytes Per Sector : 4096 [Advanced Format]
Multiple Sectors : 16
Error Correction Bytes : 56
Unformatted Capacity : 13351936 MB
Maximum PIO Mode : 4
Maximum Multiword DMA Mode : 2
Active Multiword DMA Mode : 2
Highest Possible Transfer Rate : S-ATA Gen3 Signaling Speed (6 Gps)
Negotiated Transfer Rate : S-ATA Gen3 Signaling Speed (6 Gps)
Minimum Multiword DMA Transfer Time : 120 ns
Recommended Multiword DMA Transfer Time : 120 ns
Minimum PIO Transfer Time Without IORDY : 120 ns
Minimum PIO Transfer Time With IORDY : 120 ns
ATA Control Byte : Valid
ATA Checksum Value : Valid
Acoustic Management Configuration
Acoustic Management : Not supported
Acoustic Management : Disabled
Current Acoustic Level : Default (00h)
Recommended Acoustic Level : Default (00h)
ATA Features
Read Ahead Buffer : Supported, Enabled
DMA : Supported
Ultra DMA : Supported
S.M.A.R.T. : Supported
Power Management : Supported
Write Cache : Supported
Host Protected Area : Supported
HPA Security Extensions : Supported
Advanced Power Management : Supported, Disabled
Extended Power Management : Supported, Enabled
Power Up In Standby : Supported
48-Bit LBA Addressing : Supported
Device Configuration Overlay : Supported
IORDY Support : Supported
Read/Write DMA Queue : Not supported
NOP Command : Supported
Trusted Computing : Supported
64-Bit World Wide ID : 5000CCA28EDDABFE
Streaming : Supported
Media Card Pass Through : Not supported
General Purpose Logging : Supported
Error Logging : Supported
CFA Feature Set : Not supported
CFast Device : Not supported
Long Physical Sectors (8) : Supported
Long Logical Sectors : Not supported
Write-Read-Verify : Not supported
NV Cache Feature : Not supported
NV Cache Power Mode : Not supported
NV Cache Size : Not supported
Free-fall Control : Not supported
Free-fall Control Sensitivity : Not supported
Service Interrupt : Not supported
IDLE IMMEDIATE Command With UNLOAD Feature : Not supported
Zoned Capabilities : Not supported
SCT Command Transport : Supported
SCT Error Recovery Control : Supported
Nominal Media Rotation Rate : 5400 RPM
Nominal Form Factor : 3.5 inch
SSD Features
Data Set Management : Not supported
TRIM Command : Not supported
Deterministic Read After TRIM : Not supported
Read Zeroes After TRIM : Not supported
S.M.A.R.T. Details
Off-line Data Collection Status : Never Started
Self Test Execution Status : Successfully Completed
Total Time To Complete Off-line Data Collection : 101 seconds
Execute Off-line Immediate : Supported
Abort/restart Off-line By Host : Not supported
Off-line Read Scanning : Supported
Short Self-test : Supported
Extended Self-test : Supported
Conveyance Self-test : Not supported
Selective Self-Test : Supported
Save Data Before/After Power Saving Mode : Supported
Enable/Disable Attribute Autosave : Supported
Error Logging Capability : Supported
Short Self-test Estimated Time : 2 minutes
Extended Self-test Estimated Time : 1557 minutes
Last Short Self-test Result : Successfully Completed
Last Short Self-test Date : 12/6/2020 4:45:55 PM
Last Short Self-test Duration : 2 minutes
Last Extended Self-test Result : Never Started
Last Extended Self-test Date : Never Started
Security Mode
Security Mode : Supported
Security Erase : Supported
Security Erase Time : 1376 minutes
Security Enhanced Erase Feature : Supported
Security Enhanced Erase Time : 2 minutes
Security Enabled : No
Security Locked : No
Security Frozen : No
Security Counter Expired : No
Security Level : High
Device Encrypts All User Data : Yes
Sanitize : Supported
Overwrite : Supported
Crypto Scramble : Supported
Block Erase : Not supported
Sanitize Antifreeze Lock : Not supported
ACS-3 Commands Allowed By Sanitize : Yes
Serial ATA Features
S-ATA Compliance : Yes
S-ATA I Signaling Speed (1.5 Gps) : Supported
S-ATA II Signaling Speed (3 Gps) : Supported
S-ATA Gen3 Signaling Speed (6 Gps) : Supported
Receipt Of Power Management Requests From Host : Supported
PHY Event Counters : Supported
Non-Zero Buffer Offsets In DMA Setup FIS : Supported, Disabled
DMA Setup Auto-Activate Optimization : Supported, Disabled
Device Initiating Interface Power Management : Supported, Disabled
In-Order Data Delivery : Supported, Disabled
Asynchronous Notification : Not supported
Software Settings Preservation : Supported, Disabled
Native Command Queuing (NCQ) : Supported
Queue Length : 32
NCQ Streaming : Supported
NCQ Autosense : Supported
Automatic Partial To Slumber Translations : Not supported
Rebuild Assist : Supported, Disabled
Hybrid Information : Not supported
Device Sleep (DevSleep) : Not supported
DevSleep To ReducedPwrState : Not supported