bytebug@felix.UUCP (Roger L. Long) (09/18/87)
[Macintosh Technical Notes - #157: Problem with GetVInfo]
The high-level call GetVInfo (and its low-level counterpart
PBGetVInfo) may return inaccurate results for freeBytes when
running HFS.
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