Kingston Datatraveler USB Stick allocation size?

Hi guys,.

I bought a 16 gb Kingston Datatraveler USB key.

I want to format and I'm not sure for what unit Allocation size should I choose.
My options are:

By default
4 096 bytes
8192 bytes
16 kilobytes
32 kilobytes
64 kilobytes

8192 bytes is selected when I choose the format.

Any ideas?

I have the same flash player.  It has formatted FAT32 of a 32K allocation size.  If you format it to NTFS, I would think 4096 would be more effective storage-wise, 8192 might be a little faster.  I don't think you'd go wrong with either, even though I'm perfectly happy to leave mine with FAT32 and 32K.  If I need more space, I will buy a 32 or 64 GB drive.  They are less expensive and less expensive day.  You can get a 32 GB one for $18 and a 32 GB one for $33.

Good luck.

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