[NTLUG:Discuss] Samba disk space reporting -vs- actual usage

[Michael Patrick]

I think Windows is stupid... it doesn't know that there can be small (1024 or 512 byte) cluster sizes.  When I check a directory with all large files the numbers almost match.  A directory with a bunch of small files shows massive amounts of bloat.

Michael

On Mon, Jun 03, 2002 at 11:08:10AM -0500, Richard Geoffrion wrote:
> Ok.  So I'm looking at disk space usage on a SAMBA share via the WIndows 98
> file-folder properties dialog box.
> 
> The particular directory in question states that the files in that directory
> total 18.1 Megabytes(19,681,656 bytes) and that 77,496,320 bytes are used.
> So I am correct in determining that 18.1 Meg worth of files are taking up
> 73.9 Meg of disk space on my REISERFS partition?
> 
> 
> hmm...wait...   a 'du -a -h' shows that only 22 Meg is in use.
> 
> 
> Well, I guess this is not as big an issue as I thought.  Dang it!  Why the
> descrepancy?
> 
> -Richard
> 
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