...at least according to one Apple employee named Carolyn Samit:
I was just looking for a solution to my MBP hanging problem, and encountered this particular post. I'm just hoping that this is just a clueless tech support type person perpetuating unsubstantiated personal opinion (which flies in the face of the basic principles of the operating system/file system design, and I'd almost interpret it as a slander/libel against OS X), but since I can't know if this "Carolyn" is a lowly tech support or Apple's filesystem engineer, I'll have to assume that this is Apple's position.
I tried to post a reply asking for clarification, and Apple rejected it. Below is the email Apple sent me about the removal.
Dear Seongbae (S. Park),
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A copy of your message for reference:
I'm suffering from this same problem, and this makes my new MBP 15" one of the worst systems I've ever owned in my past 10 years (the last time I remember having this kind of random instability issue is Windows 98).
I hope you're either joking or hopefully just half-informed when you said "Make sure there is always 15% free disk space. Not enough disk space can cause directory corruption".
What you're saying is essentially Mac OS filesystem can not function correctly with less than 15% free disk space. Can you substantiate this claim ? Since you're an Apple employee, can I take your word as an official Apple advice and publish this ?
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The common wisdom is that HFS+ sucks balls, but unfortunately it's the only option.
Carolyn Samit is not an Apple employee, just a Macintosh user who frequently posts in the Apple Discussions. She gives her address as "Apple, USA" but this apparently simply reflects her love of Apple computers and products. Not all of her advice is sound, in my opinion.
YOU ARE CORRECT: CAROLYN SAMIT IS NOT AN APPLE EMPLOYEE. SHE IS IN FACT A CONVICTED FELON FOR STEALING PHYSICIAN DRUG SLIPS AND FORGING PRESCRIPTIONS AND ALSO FOR STEALING STOCK CERTIFICATES FROM DEAN WHITTER. SHE ALSO MOLESTED HER SON THOUGH HE NEVER PRESSED CHARGES AGAINST HER. SHE IS A COMPULSIVE LIAR AND A THIEF, EVEN
STEALING IDENTITIES. SHE IS ACTUALLY CAROLYN SCOTT, DIVORCED
THREE TIMES. BEWARE OF THIS WOMAN.
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