In article <Y98qJjCs8dYGFwzW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, David Pilling <flist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In message <4eec98f11cdfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dave Symes <dfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > writes > >How did you arrive at the "8" ? I can't see anything in the manual that > >defines the level of compression like that? > I told it you. > Once you start using *commands to control SparkFS then the front end > (i.e. the bit that sits on the icon bar) becomes redundant. Or to put it > another way the front end does not know that you have changed settings. > I suppose all this goes way back. Long ago people didn't have much > memory and they wanted to use SparkFS without the front end. > I'd go with the solution you are happy with. Thanks... I think I'd better stick with the method I use, for while I can see the power and merit of the CLI commands, with my memory problems (brain not computer) I will end up in a mess. Thanks Dave S --