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Fragment 18 of 72 · drawer 02

Block relocation journal

A reconstructed journal for a disk map whose pleasing visual order concealed conservative, stateful relocation work.

Accession
MW-F-018
Representative period
Reconstructed maintenance pass, c. 1999
Drawer
Logs & traces
Certainty
moderate
MUSEUM OF WAITING / RECONSTRUCTED RECORD MW-F-018

Block relocation journal

Reconstructed maintenance pass, c. 1999

Observed surface

PASS 01 free regions counted / largest contiguous region: 184 blocks

PASS 02 frequently used file selected / 14 extents

PASS 03 destination reserved before any source block moves

Implied procedure

MOVE 0041 extent copied / source retained pending verification

MOVE 0042 destination verified / source released

MOVE 0043 display map repainted; file not yet finished

Interpretive residue

FINAL free regions consolidated / selected file: 2 extents

The animated blocks were an account of many cautious copy–verify–release transactions.

INTERPRETIVE COPY DO NOT CITE AS A HISTORICAL ARTEFACT

Accountability record

Evidence beneath the reconstruction.

These institutional sources support the mechanism or historical practice interpreted above. They do not contain this reconstructed record, its wording, or its invented values.

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