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From: kk881595@longs.LANCE.ColoState.EDU (kevin knappmiller)
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Subject: Using DAT to free hard disk space
Keywords: DAT
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Date: 1 Feb 91 02:47:46 GMT
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We have a 600MByte hard drive that is overfull mostly with
rarely used files.  We also have a WANGDAT DAT.

I would appreciate any thoughts on using the DAT as a resting
place for many of the disk files, with only a pointer
residing on the disk and the file being restored only if
a user attempts to access it.  If this could be done in
a method transparent to the user other than a relatively
short wait while the file is being restored it would be
great.

Would this be possible or is the DAT too slow to be used
in this manner?

Kevin Knappmiller
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO  80523