Re: [NTLK] Memory Fragmentation?

From: Peter Cameron (pdwc_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: Fri May 16 2003 - 13:49:36 PDT

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Rich Oliver wrote:

> Does the Newt suffer from memory fragmentation?
Yes.

> Is there a utility made to defrag the stores?
I've found the easiest way to defrag is to do a full backup (or two), brainwipe, and restore. You can get back buckets of memory if you've been installing all sorts of software, playing with it and then deleting it.

Peter

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