Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!ucbvax!info-vax From: info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA Newsgroups: fa.info-vax Subject: Recovering contiguous disk space Message-ID: <8698@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 17:46:46 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8698 Posted: Tue Jul 2 17:46:46 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 08:49:47 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.ARPA Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 9 From: VENARD%EDUCOM.BITNET@WISCVM.ARPA What is the best way to recover contiguous space on a Winchester disk pack? I remember hearing that there are problems in VMS Version 4.0, in which files can be lost or corrupted if the pack they are on is heavily fragmented. The largest contiguous free space on our CDC 9730 (emulates an RM80) is only 448 blocks. VENARD@EDUCOM