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Using the 900 Series HP 3000: Fundamental Skills Module 5: Working with Files

Lesson 3 Storing Seldom-Used Files 

More than likely you will be aware of the files that you use every day or
every week.

You are likely to forget about files that you used last month, or the
month before, that that you have not used at all this month.

Those files take up space on the computer's disk.  Although the computer
has a lot of disk space, the space is not endless.

   *   Look over the files in your group every now and then.

   *   Identify those files that you do not use any more or only seldom
       use.

Ask yourself:

   *   Is this older file going to be needed some day--and if so, when?

   *   Is this older file just taking up disk space?

For seldom-used files that you want to save, do this:

   *   Ask your system operator to store the files onto magnetic tape.

          *   Ask your operator to create a printout of the names of the
              files stored to tape.

          *   Ask for the name or number of the tape and note it down
              somewhere.  A good practice is to put the name or number of
              the tape on the printout of stored files.

          *   Keep the printout of the stored file names in a safe place,
              so that you can have someone restore the files to the
              computer if it is necessary.

   *   Erase from the disk those files that are safely stored to tape.
       You do that in Lesson 4, "Deleting Files." You can ask your
       operator to erase the files that are stored to tape.

   *   Finally, erase any files that neither you nor anyone else will
       ever need again.  You do that in Lesson 4, "Deleting Files."

Keeping your files current--and not taking up useful disk space--is good
file management.  Your system operator will appreciate that.

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