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Re: [OM] More Memory (OT)

Subject: Re: [OM] More Memory (OT)
From: Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:15:20 -0700
> From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> If you've only got 22GB left on a 500GB drive it's also likely that the 
> 22GB available is badly fragmented...

UNIX systems (like Apple or Linux) typically reserve 10% of disk space so they 
can avoid excessive fragmentation. Only the super-user can use that disk space. 
You can mess with this if you really think you know what you're doing ("man 
tunefs") but it is best left alone.

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:::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op ::::

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