Copying large files to USB drive attached to WDTV over network

[thepanoguy]

The access speed of the hard drive comes at a price, that is why Microsoft set the default at 4096 bytes. When storing large files, 8192 bytes is the most efficient storage method. Be aware that increasing the allocation unit size from 4096 to 8192 bytes will also increase the storage size. It becomes very apparent with DVDs and blurays that contain a lot of low byte or dummy sectors the storage capacity on the hard drive will suddenly disappear. Defragmenting your hard drive on a Windows box after copying using Defraggler will also speed up the hard drive seek and access time.