saratoga,
Thanks for your reply, but...
This week I noticed flash access errors, file reads taking longer than usual, and even the OF has become slow, buggy and unstable. Chances are, the internal flash of my clip+ is worn out and is slowly dying.
Implementing the flash-friendly filesystem does have a point. Just my opinion regarding the above.
I was expecting a better (i.e. normal) end for my player, like battery not taking charge any more or dead pixels. But flash died first, which is a shame and can be avoided.