4. NTFS Principals, cont.

• No dependence on underlying hardware:

  • NTFS expects in new disk technologies that 512-byte sector isn't the only option

  • The cluster size can be specified when formatting the volume

    • NOTE: File compression features are not available if the cluster size is greater than 4KB.

  • Volume size default cluster size

    • 512MB-1GB -- 1KB

    • 1-2GB -- 2KB

    • 2GB+ -- 4KB

• No limit on file size

• Native support for encryption, compression, recoverability

• Flexible permissions on each file