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What is the largest NTFS volume size supported, assuming a 64KB cluster size as maximum?
A
256GB
B
2TB
C
128TB
D
256TB
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is the largest NTFS volume size supported, assuming a 64kb cluster size as maximum? 256 Terabytes-If the maximum NTFS volume of 64kb is used, NTFS can support a single volume size of 64kb less than 256TB.

Detailed explanation-2: -NTFS can support volumes as large as 8 petabytes on Windows Server 2019 and newer and Windows 10, version 1709 and newer (older versions support up to 256 TB).

Detailed explanation-3: -A standard Blu-ray disc can hold about 25 GB of data, a DVD about 4.7 GB, and a CD about 700 MB.

Detailed explanation-4: -While a 4K cluster size is the default setting for NTFS, there are many scenarios where 64K cluster sizes make sense, such as: Hyper-V, SQL, deduplication, or when most of the files on a volume are large.

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