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submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 77 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Lower part of the image is incorrect. All the data would pool in the trough, leaving free space at either end.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

is-this Is this drive compression?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Defragmentation

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

I have a feeling that the drive shown in the picture is actually heavily fragmented. Just a feeling though.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

Dummy probably just hasn't run a defrag in awhile.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Read up on capillary action

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

holy hell