Hard drive Allocation unit size

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Hard drive Allocation unit size
Hard drive Allocation unit size
2022-01-29 01:48:22 - last edited 2022-02-25 13:23:32
Model: Archer AX55  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.0.6 Build 20211108 rel.61776(5553)

I reformatted my hard drive with a allocation unit size of 2048KB since i'm using it to store large video files. The USB port on the router no longer recognizes the drive. The hard drive works fine connected directly to my computer. Is there a limit to how large the allocation unit size when using it with the routers USB port?

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Re:Hard drive Allocation unit size
2022-02-25 08:47:19

uVSthem wrote

I reformatted my hard drive with a allocation unit size of 2048KB since i'm using it to store large video files. The USB port on the router no longer recognizes the drive. The hard drive works fine connected directly to my computer. Is there a limit to how larger the allocation unit size when using it with the routers USB port?

 

Hello @uVSthem, can I know if the issue gets resolved? If it's not, I would like to know the brand and capacity of the hard drive as well as its format, then we will test and see if there is an issue.

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2022-02-25 13:23:02 - last edited 2022-02-25 13:25:07

  @Kevin_Z 

 

This was never resolved. The hard drive is a Western Digital 5TB My Passport. It is formatted NTFS.

 

https://www.westerndigital.com/products/portable-drives/wd-my-passport-usb-3-0-hdd#WDBPKJ0050BBK-WESN

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Re:Hard drive Allocation unit size
2022-03-01 01:39:35

uVSthem wrote

  @Kevin_Z 

 

This was never resolved. The hard drive is a Western Digital 5TB My Passport. It is formatted NTFS.

 

https://www.westerndigital.com/products/portable-drives/wd-my-passport-usb-3-0-hdd#WDBPKJ0050BBK-WESN

 

Hello @uVSthem, thanks for getting back. To assist and figure it out efficiently, I've forwarded your case to the TP-Link support engineers who will contact you with your registered email address later. Please pay attention to your email box for follow-up.

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