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Re: OT : Slow HD...



When I get that message, I just go to Project>Consolidate. It fixes it  
99% of the time.
On Nov 21, 2008, at 5:51 AM, Per Boysen wrote:

> That "Disk too slow" error message in Logic usually doesn't mean a
> disk IS too slow or even fragmented (see my other post for hints on
> how to get rid of the annoying error mess). But as Olivier says you
> can fragment a drive by recording long files. You can fix that with a
> utility disk tool applications, but personally I think takes too long
> time. My way is to keep two big external FireWire drives where I
> record big files and keep my project folders. Now and then I format
> one of them, just wiping everything and making the disk as newborn,
> and then I copy all of the other drive's content to it. This is a very
> quick process that fits better into a working day situation. Can be
> done on the side as well by simply popping the FW drives into another
> Mac.
>
> Per
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:44 AM, o. malhomme @ laposte. net
> <o.malhomme@laposte.net> wrote:
>> "supposedly, defragging a mac disk is unnecessary. not sure if  
>> that's true,
>> but that's what i heard."
>>
>>
>> Well you have to keep in mind several things
>>
>> 1) OSX defrags only small files. In case of audio and video files,  
>> you can
>> have files too big for OSX to act
>> 2) OSX defrag doesn't include pulling of free space like soft used  
>> to do.
>> Basically free space becomes a mess. And anytime you use it, it  
>> becomes
>> harder, especially if you filled your drive.
>> That is partly why, among other reasons, it is often advised to not  
>> too fill
>> your disk. With proper disk management, it wouldn't be necessary.
>>
>> This is why I would advise anyway still to use an utilitary soft to  
>> perform
>> this.
>>
>> One may not agree with me though.
>>
>> Olivier
>