Cluster size recommendations for ReFS and NTFS - Microsoft ...
techcommunity.microsoft.com › t5 › storage-atApr 10, 2019 · First published on TECHNET on Jan 13, 2017. Microsoft’s file systems organize storage devices based on cluster size. Also known as the allocation unit size, cluster size represents the smallest amount of disk space that can be allocated to hold a file. Because ReFS and NTFS don’t reference files at a byte granularity, the cluster size is the smallest unit of size that each file system can reference when accessing storage.
ReFS Allocation Unit
social.technet.microsoft.com › Forums › windowsMay 17, 2012 · It seems that the default Allocation Unit is 64K. I tried to create a virtual disk in storage pool with ReFS format and the only option is 64K. I tired to use a physical disk with same step, the "512" option is provided in first time, but format is failed with "return code 43000". The second time 64K is the only option again.