Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app?

From	Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Safe to Delete Photos.app?
Date	2015-10-08 16:41 -0700
Message-ID	<D23C4D56.5F945%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink)
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On 10/8/15, 1:25 PM, in article d7o1pmFfb2kU2@mid.individual.net, "Jolly
Roger" <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> On 2015-10-08, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
>> On 10/8/15, 11:11 AM, in article 081020151411171897%nospam@nospam.invalid,
>> "nospam" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>> 
>>> In article <D23BFE85.5F82A%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>, Snit
>>> <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> hfs doesn't need to do more reads and seeks than any other file system.
>>>>> whoever said that is clueless.
>>>> 
>>>> Not at all an expert in this area and do not vouch for what I found but
>>>> here
>>>> it is:
>>>> 
>>>>   <http://rixstep.com/2/20031102,00.shtml>
>>>>     -----
>>>>     Every disk access on OS X goes to disk twice. At least twice.
>>>>     That's right: accessing a file under OS X is slow. It has to be.
>>>>     ...
>>>>     The implication of this 'caveat' is that a disk access in Mac OS X
>>>>     requires at least two searches through the catalog file tree: the
>>>>     first to determine the parent folder's CNID (this can be
>>>>     recursive), and the second (or final) to find the file once the
>>>>     CNID of the parent folder can be concatenated with the file name.
>>>>     -----
>>>> 
>>>> Would love to see contrary information.
>>> 
>>> it's bullshit.
>> 
>> Could be. Would love to see a good source that shows one way or the other.
>> As I said, I really do not know.
> 
> Rixstep sells OS X file management and repair software. It's in his best
> interests to convince potential customers they need his software due to
> "horrible" problems with Apple's built-in software and file systems. ; )

Fair enough... but would still like a reputable source to see what the truth
is about HFS+. As I said, I do not really know. NOT vouching for the sources
I am posting, just noting what I have read.


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