HDD Short Stroking, what if I resize the Short stroked partition to make it smaller?

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Solandri
Most HDDs have about a 2:1 ratio between the platters' outer circumference and inner circumference. Short-stroking works by placing a partition towards the outer edge, thus avoiding the slower inner edge. So the maximum speed gain you can achieve is 2:1.

If you already have a partition on the outer edge, yes you could make it smaller to make it faster. But now the ratio of the partition's inner circumference to outer circumference may only be (say) 2:1.7. So the potential speed increase is a lot smaller than with the entire drive.
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Most HDDs have about a 2:1 ratio between the platters' outer circumference and inner circumference. Short-stroking works by placing a partition towards the outer edge, thus avoiding the slower inner edge. So the maximum speed gain you can achieve is 2:1.

If you already have a partition on the outer edge, yes you could make it smaller to make it faster. But now the ratio of the partition's inner circumference to outer circumference may only be (say) 2:1.7. So the potential speed increase is a lot smaller than with the entire drive.
 
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