Another Day With My PC

There used to be a time when hard disk real estate was a prime but very scarce PC resource. During the mid 1990s, hard drive manufacturers were hard pressed in keeping up with the growing size of applications. The only safe solution to lack of space at that time was to buy another hard drive. But this is a very expensive remedy. Hence, many resorted to DriveSpace.

DriveSpace doubles up hard drive space by compressing files in the disk. While this program effectively frees up 30%-40% of disk space, it slows down file access and even endangers the integrity of many applications. Take note that DriveSpace increases breathing room by squeezing files and not expanding space. Hence, any error on the manner by which files are compressed and decompressed could very well mean the corruption of the file.

DriveSpace has long been extinct. It was still recognized by Windows 98, but the utility was entirely scrapped in XP. At present, hard drives is as cheap as any other media storage device. Well, not really, but it’s very affordable nonetheless.

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