Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!hodge!doug From: doug@hodge.UUCP (Doug Brandon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: zlink & kermit wont do BREAKS correctly / DD Docs available ? Summary: Optimizing function Message-ID: <243@hodge.UUCP> Date: 23 Jun 88 20:43:09 GMT References: <1962@netmbx.UUCP> Organization: Hodge Computer Research Corp., Orange, CA Lines: 16 > sth else: what does DDD Pro do when i select 'optimize a disk' ??? > i wont try it out on my harddisk... > a documentation would be nice to have. The optimize a disk function simply writes zero's to the unused blocks of a disk. When files on a disk are deleted, the actual data on the disk isnt erased, just the directory entry. Zeroing the unused blocks can many times make the disk pack much better. Optimizing any disk which isnt going to be packed is pretty pointless. -- Doug Brandon, Hodge Computer Research Corporation (714) 998-7750 UUCP: doug@hodge.cts.com [uunet vdelta crash]!hodge!doug PACKET: NF6H @ WB6YMH-2 CompuMate BBS (714) 779-7205