MS-DOS problem: deleting cache
Robert Rasmussen
ras at nimbus.anzio.com
Wed Apr 22 13:03:57 EDT 1998
On Wed, 22 Apr 1998, Jason Clabaugh wrote:
> <snip>
> >The size of the cache allowed is probably a
> >major factor in the speed, since the deleting would take a LOT of
> >disk access, especially if the cache area is fragmented quite a bit.
>
> Funny, I was about to suggest that you look at defragmenting your hard
> drives. The more the cache area is fragmented, the longer it will take to
> clear it.
I beg to differ. Deleting files happens in the DIRECTORY. The locations of the
various clusters of data should be completely irrelevant.
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....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc.
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