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DocumentID: 638384
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:04:55 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: Does WordPerfect 5.1 save files in noncontiguous blocks on the hard drive? Solutions: Yes. WP 5.1 creates temporary files on startup. If the user types up a document and then saves it, the file is saved after the temporary files in the next available hard drive space. When the user exits WP 5.1, the temporary files are deleted and there is a "hole" of space that is now available between everything on the hard drive and the file just saved. The next file that is copied, saved, etc., will store in the first available space, or in this case, the "hole". If the file is larger than the temporary files (which is very likely), part of the file will be saved in the hole and the rest will be saved after the next file. Other programs that create temporary files (database programs, in particular) will do the same thing. The only way around this is to redirect temporary files to another drive (floppy or virtual).

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