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From: connery@bnrmtv.UUCP (Glenn Connery)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Help with recovering hard disk
Message-ID: <1887@bnrmtv.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 10-May-87 18:42:25 EDT
Article-I.D.: bnrmtv.1887
Posted: Sun May 10 18:42:25 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 13-May-87 00:48:43 EDT
References: <203@houxj.UUCP> <5959@shemp.UCLA.EDU>
Organization: Bell Northern Research, Mtn. View, CA
Lines: 11
Keywords: HD low level formatter
Summary: You can't recover from a low level format

A user had done a surface analysis of his/her disk.  Several people have
now suggested trying either Norton Utilities or Mace Utilities which
include unformat programs.  I just thought I'd suggest that you save your
money.  The surface analysis causes a low-level format.  All of the programs
I have seen are quite explicit about the fact that this destroys your
data.  It is not possible to recover from the use of such a program.  To
repeat what some others have said, I hope this user had a backup.
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Glenn Connery, Bell Northern Research, Mountain View, CA
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