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From: dce@stan.UUCP (David Elliott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Hang due to floppy copy -- update
Message-ID: <581@salgado.stan.UUCP>
Date: 13 Mar 89 14:33:44 GMT
Reply-To: dce@stan.UUCP (David Elliott)
Organization: Solbourne Computer Inc., Longmont, Colorado
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Last night, I was downloading some new programs, and as the finder was
rebuilding the desktop, it hung again.  I rebooted, and every time the
finder started trying to rebuild the desktop (whether I told it to or
not), it would hang.

I ran Disk First Aid and it found and fixed a problem.  I ran the disk
verification tests, and no problems were found.

After that, every time the finder tried to start up, it told me that
"minor disk repairs" needed to be made.  I let it try, but it hung
every time.

This morning, I began running destructive disk tests, but I doubt that
I'll find any problems.

My current suspicion is that the desktop is limited in size, and I
passed that size.  This might explain why I could duplicate and copy
from floppy files that were already on the hard disk, but any new
files caused the hang.

-- 
David Elliott		...!pyramid!boulder!stan!dce
"Splish splash, I was rakin' in the cash"  -- Eno