MT> If that doesn't work, SPACEHOG might.  It actually fills the extra   
    MT> space with a hidden file so that free space is <=2gb (no TSR req'd)   
    MT> and resizes the hidden file as necessary on subsequent runs.  It is   
    MT> circa 2000, so don't know if it might choke on multi-terabyte drives.   
      
   That's an interesting approach.  But I'd have to "waste" 15gb.   
      
   Thanks,   
   Doug   
      
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