11-20-2016, 05:44 AM
Is it true that you shouldn't go below 10% free or your data will become corrupt? Some people have told me that it will and then some people have said that is completely false
(11-20-2016, 05:44 AM)Tech71 Wrote: [ -> ]Is it true that you shouldn't go below 10% free or your data will become corrupt? Some people have told me that it will and then some people have said that is completely false
Quote:If the space is below a certain level, it can prevent disk defrags but, the lack of space can never lead to data corruptions.
(11-20-2016, 07:01 AM)Tech71 Wrote: [ -> ]Quote:If the space is below a certain level, it can prevent disk defrags but, the lack of space can never lead to data corruptions.
So, is there such thing as too full? I have externals with lots of space left but was afraid of filling them up too much...is it safe to defrag them?
(11-20-2016, 07:04 AM)Partha Wrote: [ -> ](11-20-2016, 07:01 AM)Tech71 Wrote: [ -> ]Quote:If the space is below a certain level, it can prevent disk defrags but, the lack of space can never lead to data corruptions.
So, is there such thing as too full? I have externals with lots of space left but was afraid of filling them up too much...is it safe to defrag them?
Are they solid state drives?
(11-20-2016, 07:14 AM)Tech71 Wrote: [ -> ]Nope, SATA HDD's
(11-20-2016, 12:18 PM)Compton Wrote: [ -> ]windows need 10% of free space to operate correctly
you should not allow your hard drive to below 5GB or 10