"Size on disk" is much larger than actual size

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NelsonXT

Hello,So I have this 4TB external SSD that I formatted with exFAT so that it could be compatible with any computer I plug it into.The problem is that most of the files I put on the drive take up much more space on the drive than it should.The "Size on disk" is so much larger than the actual size. It's a new drive, and I only have a few hundred GB worth of stuff in there, so it's probably not noticeable, but I'm worried that this wasted space will add up over time as I fill it up more.Is this a flaw with exFAT? In which case, will formatting it to NTFS be better?Here's a screenshot of what I'm

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