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From: wew@naucse.UUCP (Bill Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Unmovable Spaces under Norton
Message-ID: <834@naucse.UUCP>
Date: 11 Aug 88 15:38:47 GMT
References: <2740@bgsuvax.UUCP>
Organization: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
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> In article <2306@phred.UUCP> daveh@phred.UUCP (Dave Hampton) writes:
> 
>>  When using the Advanced Version 4.0 of the Norton Utilities, the map of
>> the hard disk shows available space, filled space, bad blocks, and something
>> designated "Unmovable Space", shown with an "X".  What are these spaces?
>
These are normally hidden or system files.  Most of the better
packages for doing compression or file checking will not move
or alter these spaces for fear of the system not working or having
a copy protection scheme go south. 
-- 
Bill Wilson                          (Bitnet: ucc2wew@nauvm)
Northern AZ Univ
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
{These views are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer}