File Transfer Problem

[jdd3110]

Hi,
I am helping a small business owner set up a very small network, 2 computers, both running XP pro. I have just set them up with a small 4 port router. My problem is that when I copy files from one PC to the other, many of them large media files, the folder sizes more than double on the recieving PC. This is causing a lot of space to be taken up. Does anyone have any idea what the problem is. Thanks,
Josh

 

[wolluf]

What filestore used (fat32/ntfs?) When you say folders double in size - does that mean individual files are all doubling in size? Does it happen in both directions? What cluster size is being used by the fat32/ntfs?

 

[linney]

Cluster Size
This is the smallest amount of hard disk space a file can occupy. Floppies have a cluster size of 512 bytes and hard disks can have a cluster size ranging from 1 kilobyte to 16 kilobytes (sometimes even more). The larger the partition, the larger the cluster size. See Slack Space.

Slack Space
The amount of disk space that is wasted by having a large cluster size. For example, if a 300-byte file is stored on a disk with a cluster size of 1,024 bytes, there will be 724 bytes of slack space that can't be used for any other files.


How to Locate and Correct Disk Space Problems on NTFS Volumes in Windows XP(Q315668)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q315/6/68.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315688&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

The Default Cluster Size for the NTFS and FAT File Systems(Q314878)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q314/8/78.asp

Files Are Larger on FAT Partitions(Q101267)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q101/2/67.asp

 

[jdd3110]

Thanks for the help. I will try this out when I get home!
Josh