FORMAT: ADDBUFFERS (drive) [(N)] Template: DRIVE/A,BUFFERS/N Location: C:
ADDBUFFERS adds (n) buffers to the list of buffers available for (drive). Although adding buffers speeds disk access each additional buffer reduces free memory by 512 bytes. The default buffer allocation is 5 for floppy drives and 30 for hard disk partitions.
The amount of extra available memory dictates the number of buffers you can add. There is no fixed upper limit; however, adding too many buffers reduces overall system performance by taking RAM away from other system functions. Specifying a negative number subtracts that many buffers from the curent allocation. The minimum number of buffers is one; however, using only one is not recommended
if only the (drive) argument is specified, ADDBUFFERS displays the number of buffers currently allocated for that drive.
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