What is the minimum possible size of a data volume?

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AHAMEDSATHICK MOHAMEDALI · Accepted Answer

The minimum possible size of a data volume depends on the storage system or cloud provider you are using. 1. AWS (EBS Volumes) • Minimum size: 1 GiB • Maximum size: 16 TiB (for general-purpose and provisioned IOPS SSDs) • Notes: Volumes can be SSD (gp3/gp2/io1/io2) or HDD (st1/sc1). 2. Microsoft Azure (Managed Disks) • Minimum size: 1 GiB for Standard SSD and HDD • Maximum size: 32 TiB for Ultra Disk 3. Google Cloud Platform (Persistent Disks) • Minimum size: 1 GiB • Maximum size: 64 TiB (regional SSDs) 4. Local / Traditional Storage • Depends on filesystem or partitioning rules. Often, the minimum is equal to one block size of the filesystem, typically 512 MiB to 1 GiB in modern systems. Key point: For most cloud platforms, the absolute minimum volume size is 1 GiB. Anything smaller is not supported for general data storage.

What is the minimum possible size of a data volume?

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