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From: werner@cs.utexas.edu (Werner Uhrig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Help!  Can't rebuild desktop w/out Desktop Manager??
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Date: 30 Jul 90 23:34:53 GMT
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	my FIRST GUESS is that you went through the "sound barrier" of the
	max number of resources that can be stored in the Desktop (ca. 2700)

	SOLUTION:  back up using the Desktop Manager and partition your disk 
	to reduce the number of files/resources that the Desktop file in each
	partition has to keep track of .

	my SECOND GUESS is that you may have some bad blocks in the system
	area (bootblocks or other system file)

	SOLUTION: look for the problem with DiskFirstAid, then the Norton
	Disk Utilities and/or the formatting software you had used to
	initially format the drive (if it has a test feature)