What would happen if you filled an HD or SSD to the last byte? Would it stop the pc from functioning?
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Theoretically it would cause massive performance problems since most operating systems rely on having spare drive space for swap space and holding temp data and logs and stuff.
However, in reality modern operating systems all have mechanisms in place to reserve the space they need and not let you make the drive that full in the first place. Depending on which OS we’re talking about it might claim you’ve filled up 100% of the space but what it really means is “you’ve filled up 100% of the space **that’s available to you.**”
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