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Secure Erase Free Space Error Message
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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1652384" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>Thanks for the additional information. I didn't think that overall lack of space was the issue since it seemed to affect more than one drive but it was with a look.</p><p></p><p>You can't really access/recreate the free space directly. What has happened is that as files have been written they have been written/updated deleted etc. there are gaps in where things are written not the drive. </p><p></p><p>There are a couple of ways to get more continuous free space:</p><p>1. Use a program such as <a href="http://coriolis-systems.com/iDefrag/" target="_blank">iDefrag</a> to rearrange files on the drive creating more continuous free space.</p><p>2. Use something like Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper or even Disk Utility to "clone" the drive. Then boot from the clone and once you are sure its working erase the original drive. Now repeat the cloning operation moving things from the clone back to the original drive. </p><p></p><p>Either way the files will be together leaving more continuous free space.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1652384, member: 131855"] Thanks for the additional information. I didn't think that overall lack of space was the issue since it seemed to affect more than one drive but it was with a look. You can't really access/recreate the free space directly. What has happened is that as files have been written they have been written/updated deleted etc. there are gaps in where things are written not the drive. There are a couple of ways to get more continuous free space: 1. Use a program such as [URL="http://coriolis-systems.com/iDefrag/"]iDefrag[/URL] to rearrange files on the drive creating more continuous free space. 2. Use something like Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper or even Disk Utility to "clone" the drive. Then boot from the clone and once you are sure its working erase the original drive. Now repeat the cloning operation moving things from the clone back to the original drive. Either way the files will be together leaving more continuous free space. [/QUOTE]
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