Xref: utzoo comp.os.msdos.apps:1339 comp.os.msdos.misc:1498 comp.os.msdos.programmer:4090 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!cs.uoregon.edu!ns.uoregon.edu!milton!uw-beaver!ubc-cs!alberta!mts.ucs.UAlberta.CA!Al_Dunbar From: userAKDU@mts.ucs.UAlberta.CA (Al Dunbar) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: Repair of DOS backup files Message-ID: Date: 17 Mar 91 19:22:02 GMT References: <1991Mar16.162129.4897@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU> Organization: MTS Univ of Alberta Lines: 21 In article <1991Mar16.162129.4897@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU>, salehh@jacobs.cs.orst.edu writes: > > Is there a utility that will repair damaged backup files? > The files are ascii and were backedup under DOS 3.2 . The > possible cause of the damage is that the machine the files > were backedup from had floppy drives that were out of alignment. > > Please reply to salehh@jacobs.cs.orst.edu > > Thank you ! Good luck!! If that is the cause, the same, still-out-of-alignment floppy drive should be able to read the floppy back. If that does not work, you could try adjusting the heads on the fly, but I wouldn't advise it unless you were a qualified technician. -------------------+------------------------------------------- Al Dunbar | Edmonton, Alberta | Disclaimer: "I disclaim disclaimers" CANADA | -------------------+-------------------------------------------