>However, I admittedly don't know the difference between HFS and HFS+ -- >so if you'd like to enlighten me, I'd be happy to hear it.
The minimum allocation size in HFS is a function of the maximum drive capacity, not the size of the data. Therefore, for really huge drives, allocating even a one byte file actually results in allocating a really huge file, thereby wasting lots of space. HFS+ changed that, and allows the mimimum sized "allocation unit" to be more a function of the actual size of the data than a function of the size of the drive. Also, HFS+ supports almost unlimited sized drives. IIRC, 8.0 supported neither Slaves nor HFS+, 8.1 supported Slaves (but only if one downloaded Drive Setup 1.6.4, which was NOT included with 8.1) but not HFS+, and 8.5 supported both. Anyway, 8.5.1 came with everything you need for Slaves and HFS+, and with 8.6 everything finally worked pretty well. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
