Of course - if your block size is 32 (like you mentioned) and your file sizes aren't an even increment of said block size - wouldn't your alignment be all over the place?
For alignment to really work, EVERYTHING needs to be aligned, right? Partition start,File starts, file sizes, etc....? and in the case of SQL files, growth factors?
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Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on my part...unless you're my manager...or a director and above...or a really loud-spoken end-user..All right - what was my emergency again?