Hmm, I never experienced this problem, but when I copy lerga files from
a slow fast media to a slower one (HD --> MO), the system becoms very
slow to load programs. I suppose the cause is that all available memory
gets filled with buffers and there is no space left to load something.
This, combined with the bug|feature that causes memory being swapped
even if there still is free memory, results in temporary freeze of some
processes. Anyway, CPU usage remains normal.
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