JT> SB> I've also noticed fragmentation on large
JT> SB> downloaded files.  One, in fact, weighed in at 139 extents.  The 
rive
JT> SB> partition involved is around a gigabyte with about 750 megabytes 
free. 
JT> SB> Does a downloaded file fall into the "frequently altered" category?
JT> 
JT> I wouldn't think so.  I suspect the free space on your HPFS 
JT> partition is fragmented to the extent that a large file cannot be
JT> stored contiguously.
It's not, unless "large" means more 500 megabytes.  Someone else has
already answered this to say that, in fact, a downloaded file is
altered as each block is received.  Apparently, one way I could fix it
is by simply copying it to another directory.
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