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dunecn
14y ago
Regarding (1), yes a COW file system will (generally) behave "worse" that a non COW file system when space is limited. But, this is a design choice that makes sense for many use cases. Just to point out a few: * Snapshots are virtually fre
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dunecn
14y ago
Well, in that case, Windows can't do any better. In order to defrag a filesystem, that requires free space to copy and move files around. If that space isn't there (because the HDD is nearly full), there isn't much you can do.