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From: bsherm@umbio.MIAMI.EDU (Bob Sherman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: What to do about a bad block
Message-ID: <1566@umbio.MIAMI.EDU>
Date: 14 Apr 89 08:19:35 GMT
References: <890413062835.131220@DOCKMASTER.ARPA>
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in article <890413062835.131220@DOCKMASTER.ARPA>, TMPLee@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL says:
> 
> a) is there any easy way of finding out what file and/or directory 16384
> is in, or if it might in fact be unused?  (note that 16384 = 2**14,
> which seems an interesting coincidence.)
> 
> b) if it is unused, or even if not, how does one go about marking it as
> a bad block?
> 
How right you are. The best program I am aware of is Mr. Fixit for the
bad block part, and Information Desk to find out what file resides
on that block, if in fact one does reside there... And both of these
programming wonders are part of the ProSel package. I would not touch my
hard drives with any other utility package...

Standard disclaimers apply. I have no interest in the mentioned products
other than being a satisfied user.
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