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From: spencer@osc.edu (Stephen N. Spencer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Interesting Behavior When Moving Files...
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Date: 26 Jul 90 11:46:02 GMT
Reply-To: spencer@cgrg.ohio-state.edu (Stephen N. Spencer)
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[Hardware:  Mac Plus, 2.5Meg, 20MB hard drive, System 6.0.2 or 6.0.3]

I've noticed something interesting when copying files between the hard drive
and a floppy, and am curious as to this behavior.

Normally, when a file is copied from one disk to another, the usual status
box with the little indicator showing how much of the file(s) has been copied
and how much is left.  

The interesting behavior, and this is an occasional occurrence, not all the
time, is that that status 'bar' will immediately and completely fill, from the
start of copying the file, and the area directly to the left of the end of
the bar is also filled, though not immediately.


          -------------------------------------------------------
          |XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX                           |
          -------------------------------------------------------

                 Normal status bar about halfway through.

          -------------------------------------------------------
      XXXX|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
          -------------------------------------------------------

                 Abnormal status bar perhaps halfway through
                 to completely finished.


Is this normal?  Disinfectant (thanks, John Norstad! I love the About... box!)
doesn't show anything unusual.

I've also seen this behavior on another Mac, a IIx here at work.

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