Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!yale!cmcl2!husc6!unix!mxmora From: mxmora@unix.SRI.COM (Matt Mora) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: HELP!!! What's eating my hard disk? Message-ID: <14269@unix.SRI.COM> Date: 17 Jul 90 16:27:45 GMT References: <1990Jul17.075148.422@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> Reply-To: mxmora@unix.UUCP (Matt Mora) Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA Lines: 31 In article <1990Jul17.075148.422@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> topix@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (R. Munroe) writes: [stuff deleted about story of a crash using blockmove] Your volume map or disk directory is probably bad. This happens often after a crash and your restart from macsbug. I guess some volume info doesn't get updated. Next time try the rb (reboot) command. (if you used the rb command then ignore the last sentance) Use Disk first aid to repair your hard disk and magically your three megs should return. > >Any and all help would be most appreciated. > >Thanks If the above works then your welcome. >Bob Munroe >topix@utcs.utoronto.ca P.S. I'm not sure I used the proper names for the hard disk infomation but you get the idea :-) -- ___________________________________________________________ Matthew Mora | my Mac Matt_Mora@sri.com SRI International | my unix mxmora@unix.sri.com ___________________________________________________________