shrink hdr is used to identify file hole and deleted files.<div>for the second situation,if a file deleted without using shrink hdr the file will appear in the next start.(howyaffswork.pdf says &quot;Shrink headers are also used to indicate that a file has been deleted and that the record of the file deletion is not lost.&quot;)</div>

<div>but what i am puzzling is that when it is safe to remove shrink hdr?<br clear="all"><div>----</div><div>Regards,</div>Ezio.<br>
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