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From: OC.GARLAND@CU20B.COLUMBIA.EDU (Richard Garland)
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Subject: Re: Bad Directory File
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Date: Thu, 9-Jan-86 20:31:57 EST
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To recover the files in the corrupt directory, ANAL/DISK will do it,
however, first set the directory file to be a non-directory:

	SET FILE FOO.DIR/NODIRECTORY

Next be sure you can read all the files on the disk so ANAL will find
all the forward and backward links:

	SET PROC/PRIVILEGE=BYPASS

(you've backed up the disk first, right?)

Then do the ANALIZE.  You may need several passes if it gets certain errors.

	ANALIZE/DISK/REPAIR/CONFIRM

(the /CONFIRM lets you decide on a case by case basis.  If its *really*
corrupt, the /CONFIRM will take forever).

Do this over again until you see no more errors.  Then the files that were
in the bad directory should be in SYS$LOST.  This procedure works.  Good
luck.

					Rg
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