1) Assume `-' is 1MB and user sets solid block size to be 10MB 2) `*' is solid block desired size, `+' is solid block extension 3) resulting blocks [q] 1) file1 file2 file3 file4 |-------|-------------|-----|--------| 2) block1 block2 |**********+++++++++++|**********++++| 3) block1 block2 |*********************|**************| [/q] It could also utilise mechanism from solid volumes (-sv) where blocks are hard cut, without troubling with file limits. [q] 1) file1 file2 file3 file4 |-------|-------------|-----|--------| 2) block1 block2 block3 block4 |**********|**********|**********|***| [/q]