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From: mday@cgl.ucsf.edu (Mark Day)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Desktop Manager
Summary: How many files does it take to crash a disk?
Keywords: Desktop, large disk
Message-ID: <10982@cgl.ucsf.EDU>
Date: 8 Jun 88 19:48:34 GMT
References: <11796@Apple.Apple.COM>
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In article <11796@Apple.Apple.COM> dan@Apple.COM.UUCP (Dan Allen) writes:
>I do not recommend the causual man in the street using the Desktop
>Manager, but for the knowledgeable power user, it can really increase
>performance.  Without it, updating the Desktop file on an 80MB hard disk
>with 3000 files can take much longer than the actual file copy.  With
>it, the Desktop gets updated in an instant.
>

What is the recommendation for owner's of large (> 100 meg) disks?

How likely is it that the limit on the number of resources in the Desktop
file will cause my 140 Meg hard disk to crash?

Finally, how many files can I safely have on a hard disk before it is time
to worry?

Yes, I do have all of my data backed up, but a reformat and full restore
is just below watching a Laverne and Shirley marathon on my list of 
favorite ways to spend my time.

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