Re: Sparse bundle thinks it's out of space.
Macs R We <[email protected]>
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Of course, in a TM image, one has to be sure one is actually deleting the large file, and not just one of the possibly many hardlinks to the large file residing in another backup layer. > On Feb 24, 2018, at 5:03 PM, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> First question: is there any way to make a sparse image drive reuse space in the bands when they are freed up? >>>> >>>> Second question: is there any way to compact a sparse image when the band size used is bigger than normal? >>> >>> Have your tried with a non-hax0red sparse bundle using the default 8MB band size? >> >> Sure. Works. Will compact. But slow. Very slow. >> >> And this is a normal, supported HDI image bundle, made by the normal Apple tools. > > To clarify: with the default 8 MB band size, the same behavior of assuming that the space on the image is the same as the space on the host drive, and as far as I can tell not reusing the band space when a file is deleted off the image drive. > > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk