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Old 2006-01-10, 08:48 PM
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Re: Allocating files?

No I wasn't suggesting that you drop Bit Tornado. I haven't used it in so long, I have no idea what it's like. You can't "seed fragmented files". That's strictly an issue with you and your hard drive. I think it's possible for you to send more bad data, if you have a very fragmented drive, but that's fixable: defragment the drive once in a while

After reading the quotes I cited above about 100 times I think it's starting to make sense to me. Supposedly, pre allocation results in a less fragmented drive. This reference
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Incremental File Creation: only stores the file size. Allocation occurs as the files are downloaded. Results in a much more fragmented file.
is saying that using "Incremental File Creation" results in more fragmentation. Pre allocation is like assigned seating; part A will go here, part B will go there, etc.
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