cache deletion

[Dennis VanArsdale]

> > <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. 
> I beg to differ. Deleting files happens in the DIRECTORY. The locations of the
> various clusters of data should be completely irrelevant.
> 
> Regards,
> ...Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.
> 
Sorry, all.  Bob is correct.  Put a period after the word "access" 
and ignore the rest of that sentence.  Lots of disk access (at least 
on MY Win95 machine) to delete, but only in the directory, for a 
standard delete.  Good point!

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