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From: jtreworgy@eagle.wesleyan.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: WARNING! Fish Disks are not virus free!
Message-ID: <1991Mar17.022604.40348@eagle.wesleyan.edu>
Date: 17 Mar 91 07:26:04 GMT
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In article <7786@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>, barrett@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Dan Barrett) writes:
>>In article <7785@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> barrett@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Dan Barrett) writes:
>>>	The DiskDoctor program renames your disk to "Lazarus."  What
>>>probably happened is you had a bad block on your hard drive.  You ran
>>>DiskDoctor which renamed the disk.
> 
> In article <16671@chopin.udel.edu> jeremym@chopin.udel.edu (Jeremy A Moskowitz) writes:
>>I have to agree with Dan... you most likely unpacked the files,
>>hit a bad spot on your HD and ran diskdoctor.. it coudnt find your
>>old disk.info.. so it chose the last one it came across... 
> 
> 	...and I just figured out the rest of the problem.  DiskDoctor
> restores your files to the ROOT of the disk partition.  Therefore, a file
> called "Disk.info" which was in a subdirectory would be restored to the
> root!!  That's why the original poster had an unexpected disk icon --
> DiskDoctor restored Disk.info to the root of the partition.

They should distribute a set of hints for new users with every amiga
purchased.... and at the top of the list should be "NEVER USE DISKDOCTOR! IT
WILL F**K YOUR DISK FOR SURE!" DiskSalv should have replaced it on the
distribution LONG ago. What a heinous program! Never did any good for a disk
that I can recall... amigas are too feisty for new users to allow something
like diskdoctor into their hands (I must admit I hated my amiga intensely for
the first week or so... but I wouldn't trade it for anything now)
--
James A. Treworgy    -- No quote here for insurance reasons --
jtreworgy@eagle.wesleyan.edu         jtreworgy@WESLEYAN.BITNET