If a particular file is 50 mb, will the hdfs block still consume 64 mb as the de

If a particular file is 50 mb, will the hdfs block still consume 64 mb as the default size?

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If a particular file is 50 mb, will the hdfs block still consume 64 mb as the default size?..

Answer / Amit Kanawjia

No, by default HDFS blocks are 128 MB in size. Since your file is only 50 MB, it would occupy one block instead of two if the default block size was 64 MB.

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