Richard Menedetter wrote:
>
> Delayed write is simply that writes are not done immediately, but can be
> held back a little time. (usually 2 seconds)
>
> The only thing which can happen is, that the computer crashes/looses power
> before it has written the data ...
> but this would not lead to corrupted files, but to not updated files.
Anything that could cause the DIRS not to be updated and the FATS not to be
re-written promptly can, and will, lead to serious damage if these jobs get
forgotten or interrupted - which can happen if software crashes..
Whether Smartdrv and delayed writes can play a role in this confusion is
unknown - probably to all but the smartdrv authors.
Circumstantial evidence has linked delayed writing in general and Smartdrv
in particular to corrupted and cross-linked files.
Although I have TWICE been the personal victim of this effect, I am not
alone wanting to be more secure.
Please see the following (quite dated) for a second hysterical opinion:
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:www.sosoft.com/fod/fod_703.htm+Norton+Ncache
- Clarence Verge
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