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From: dubois@uwmacc.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Two Problems
Message-ID: <1062@uwmacc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 13-Feb-87 09:43:55 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 13 09:43:55 1987
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In article <906@unc.unc.UUCP>, glassner@unc.UUCP (Andrew S. Glassner) writes:
>  ...I'd love to empty this disk, and
>  make it look like I had just unwrapped it for the first time.  But now
>  I cannot even get it accepted by my Mac.
>    The wisdom of the net is humbly requested for assistance.

Try running a bulk tape eraser over it.  This is what I do when I want
to get the initialize dialog again for a disk.

It sometimes works for disks that won't initialize when they're new, too.

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