Re: How can I delete *selected files* from Trash

In article <noemailhere-1B5B3E.11210328012008@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
The New guy <noemailhere@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <0001HW.C3C2DE9701D5BD3BF01846D8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Randy Howard <randyhoward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

What's the risk? Besides running out of room. I often run drives to
99% capacity with no problems. They probably don't perform well though
when that full.

Any file system's built-in or external support for handling fragmentation
goes haywire in such a scenario.

I thought fragmentation is not an issue with OS X? Or is it just not as
bad as with Window where you need to be more diligent in your
defragmentation?

Fragmentation is rarely an issue with OS X because it automatically
defragments files.

But on ANY operating system -- Mac, Windows, Linux, etc. -- defragging
software needs free disk space to work with. The more free space there
is, the faster it's able to defragment the disk. If the disk is nearly
full, it takes a LOT longer to shuffle blocks around.
.

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