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From: cd5340@mars.njit.edu (David Charlap)
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Subject: Re: Asking advice on Nortons 5.0
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Date: 28 Mar 91 05:22:02 GMT
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In article <1991Mar26.184148.4412@pdn.paradyne.com> roth@pdntg1.paradyne.com (Mike Rothman) writes:

>    NOTE:  A single cluster can nuke SEVERAL files if "Lost"  

Huh?  A cluster is DOS's smallest allocation unit.  A cluster can
belong only to one file.  How can losing one affect a file that wasn't
pointing to it?  If multiple files point to the same cluster, you have
a symptom known as the "cross-linked" file.  Norton's SD will refuse to
go on if it finds one - you should run NDD to fix this.  NEVER use
CHKDSK /F, as you will lose all the files that are cross-linked to
the problematic cluster.

Perhaps that's what you meant.  I know of several times where DOS's
CHKDSK command has given me problems.  That's why I don't ever use
it.  NDD does much more, and it won't trash something without first
warning you and giving you a chance to back out.  I hear that NDD
version 5.0 will even allow you to undo something if it dies on
you.  (Don't ask me how, I can't figure it out...)
--
David Charlap                   "Invention is the mother of necessity"
cd5340@mars.njit.edu            "Necessity is a mother"
Operators are standing by	"mother!" - Daffy Duck