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From: pj@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Paul Jacoby)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Empty Folder Problem
Message-ID: <3148@orbit.cts.com>
Date: 4 Sep 90 02:10:46 GMT
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Organization: People-Net [pnet51], Minneapolis, MN.
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> >Aha, the "Folder from Hell" raises it's ugly head again. This
> > seems to be a >particurlarly prevalent problem with system 6.0.3
> > though no one has kept >accurate >statistics. What you have is a
> > corrupted B* tree. The easiest way to fix it >is with Norton
> > Utilities. I don't know of anyone who's had this problem with
> > >6.0.5.

I have a Compactor archive with shows the "Busy" checkbox in ResEdit.  That
checkbox is UNchangeable, and no number of reboots has cleared the problem.
  This is under 6.0.5, MF 6.1b9, Compactor 1.21.  Off to find the Delete Busy
FKEY!
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