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- From: dseeman@novell.com (Daniel Seeman)
- Subject: Re: Deleteing Directory Tables
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- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 21:03:55 GMT
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- In article <1ia4ahINNr75@tamsun.tamu.edu> carlb@tamsun.tamu.edu (Carl A. Brown) writes:
- >I've discovered that I have a lot of space locked up in empty
- >directory entries (like 50+Meg), and I'd really like to get that
- >space back so that I can put files in that space.
- >
- >Is there any way of removing those directory entries to free
- >up the space for files (I have a 3.11 server 486/EISA/SCSI)
- >short of backing it up and re-formatting it, or will that even
- >do it?
- >
- >Thanks in advance.
- >
- >-Carl
- >
- Hi,
-
- This really isn't my area, but you may want to look into the use of the PURGE
- command. I think this will remove all deleted files from the Directory Table,.
-
- Just thought I would chime in with that one. Let me know if it doesn't help,
- and maybe we can come up with another solution.
-
- Think Peace...
-
- Dan Seeman
- Novell
- Walnut Creek, Ca.
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