Yes. Thanks for the info. On 2/2/04 1:33 PM, "David M. Ensteness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> With Mac OS X v.10.3 and later Journaling is enabled by default. What > Journaling does it is writes the current data held in RAM back to disk > during idle time, there is a slight performance decrease with > Journaling, however, the chance of data loss drops way off ... so its a > good trade off over all. > > TechTool Pro 4 can not optimize the entire drive because it can not > mess with the Journaling data, so it only optimized the section of the > drive on which you are storing files and such. Therefore you get a > performance optimization when accessing those files. > > Make sense? > > David > > On Feb 2, 2004, at 1:29 PM, Eric J. Leopold wrote: > >> >> On Feb 2, 2004, at 6:05 AM, George R. Hozendorf wrote: >> >>> When I tried to optimize my hard drives with TechTool Pro 4.0 last >>> night, I >>> noticed, for all four drives, the following message, "File System >>> Journaling >>> is enabled. The drive is not available for optimization." When I >>> checked >>> the "Files only" box, the drives became available for optimization. >>> I not >>> sure if I totally optimized my drives. Did I? What is File System >>> Journaling? >>> >>> The best way to get a grip on life is to just let go. > The best way to get a grip on life is to just let go. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
