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From: jschober@gnh-starport.cts.com (Joey Schober)
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Subject: Re: HELP!: Bad block trouble on HD
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In Reply To: msm26708@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael S Mackovitch)

Yuppers, sure there's a way -- there exist several utilities to reconstruct
damaged disk directories and bitmaps.  The one I (and most people) prefer is
ProSel; the 8-bit version is called "Mister Fixit", and the GS/OS version is
"Volume Repair".  Both have similar capabilities.  Basically you let it analyze
your volume in "M>ain directory repair" mode (tell it your bitmap is NOT valid,
since block 9 is also damaged), and then you go off and watch TV for awhile. 
The program can (usually) reconstruct all SUBDIRECTORIES on your disk; however,
any files that were in the root (such as PRODOS, FINDER.DATA, things like that)
will be lost.  If you've organized your hard disk in a "good" manner, the files
on the root will just be generic system files (PRODOS and the like) and you'll
have lost very little data.

As I understand it, Quality Computers' Bag of Tricks I and II also have similar
repair modes ("FixCat", I think it's called), but I've never used either one,
I'm afraid.

Good luck!
 
     Joseph F. Schober, Sysop, StarPort BBS [703/931-0947 - 3/12/2400 baud]

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