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=Description=
 
=Description=
The unused space after the end of a file and the end of the space allocated for that file
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The unused space after the end of a file but before the end of the space allocated for that file.
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For example, a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_system file system] will use 64KB clusters to store files.
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If a file with a length of 4KB is saved to the file system, 64KB of disk space (one cluster) is used but only the first 4KB of space is actually written to.
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This leaves 60KB as slack space.
  
 
=Details=
 
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Truxton stores slack as a contiguous series of bytes.

Latest revision as of 04:52, 22 May 2024

<< Details >>
Defined Constant Type_Slack
File Type Value 8
Parent Type None
Carve No
Format Details No
MIME Type application/octet-stream
Filename Extension slack

Slack

Description

The unused space after the end of a file but before the end of the space allocated for that file. For example, a file system will use 64KB clusters to store files. If a file with a length of 4KB is saved to the file system, 64KB of disk space (one cluster) is used but only the first 4KB of space is actually written to. This leaves 60KB as slack space.

Details

Truxton stores slack as a contiguous series of bytes.