3. In
the
Cluster Size
window you can:
(1) see the current cluster size of selected partition,
(2) see average statistics of disk space losses for the selected parti-
tion and different cluster size,
Some cluster sizes might become unavailable for a partition because
there will not be enough clusters to store actual partition data on.
(3) set new cluster size in the
New cluster size
field,
Cluster Size window
4.
Having entered new cluster size and clicking
OK
in the
Cluster Size
win-
dow, you add the pending operation of cluster resizing (your actions
may only undo or modify an existing operation, See 2.4.5 «Modifying
pending operations»).
4.2.8
Changing partition type
Each partition record includes the «partition type field». It is a hexadecimal
value, that defines the file and operating system suitable for a partition.
This hexadecimal value is optional, as some operating systems use it and some do
not. In particular, Windows 95/98/Me strictly use the «partition type» field when de-
termining if it can support a partition.
Usually partition type is set during its creation
depending on file system
to be
used. However you may need to select the type manually. For example, if a
partition is created without a file system or if a partition is meant for use with
a specific OS, it must be assigned a corresponding type.
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