resources:tools:capacity
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Drive Capacity Calculator
This tool is expected to come with the new plot shrinker.
How does it work?
Fill in the size of your drive and select what k-size plots you want to fill it with. Are you combining space over multiple disks through raid0 (not recommended), just add up the total space over your drives.
A myth debunked
A commonly heard myth goes along these lines:
“The additional space used up by a k33 beyond 2x k32 does not contribute to winning a block, so using larger k sizes to fill a hard drive “more” is actually wasting space” – FALSE
This statement is a common misconception. As can be verified on the official Chia FAQ
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