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Media Drives and Fragmentation

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Publisher Accurate Vision
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Topics Back-up Date added 16 Nov 2004
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Disk fragmentation is a process whereby files are constantly being broken into multiple pieces, so that they will fit into available spaces on a drive. From the tests it conducted as described in this report, it is convinced that drive fragmentation is one of the major culprits that impede the performance, stability and productivity of NLE systems. Fragmentation appears to be similar to dirt on a VTR head: the more it builds up, the more problems it encounters. As fragmentation accumulates, the system slows down and becomes more prone to crashes and freeze-ups.

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