Fragmented data

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• Live data that has been disseminated and stored in multiple areas on a single hard drive or disk.^[1]

• Fragmented data is live data that has been broken up and stored in various locations on a single hard drive or disk.^[2]

• “Live” data that has been broken up and stored in various locations on a single hard drive. Most files are stored this way.^[3]

See also

• Ambient data
• Fragmented data
• Free space
• Residual data
• Slack space
• Swap file
• Unallocated space

Footnotes

1. ^  Vinson & Elkins LLP Practice Support, EDD Glossary.
2. ^  Kroll Ontrack, Glossary of Terms, http://www.krollontrack.com/glossaryterms.
3. ^  Legal Electronic Document Institute, Basic Principles of Automated Litigation Support (2005).