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From: ar4@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Piper Keairnes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: How to delete file with empty data and resource forks
Keywords: FEdit, Disk First Aid, Excel, HexDump
Message-ID: <4074@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 8 Feb 90 01:43:56 GMT
References: <11887@thorin.cs.unc.edu>
Reply-To: ar4@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Piper Keairnes)
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<11887@thorin.cs.unc.edu> markham@rho.cs.unc.edu (Andrew Markham) writes:

   [ stuff deleted]

>I used HexDump to view the contents of the file and got:
>"Data Fork:
> 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
> Resource Fork:
> 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
>
>Any ideas????
>Or better yet, any suggestions????

I thought this should be posted as well as sent to Andrew...
One program that I have found particularly useful is SUM Tools from the
SUM II package. You can display a file map and a volume map in SUM Tools.
On each map you can click down on a sector from the disk and hold the mouse
down until a pop-up menu arrives. From this menu you can de-allocate your
problem sectors one by one.

I have only found this useful when all other possibilities have been exhausted
because if the file is of any respectable size, you'll be de-allocating sectors
for a while. Since it sounds like you have a pretty empty file, you may have
a short session.

Be sure to rebuild the desktop after you de-allocate the sectors from the
problem-file. (You may even want to try this before trying SUM Tools).

BTW, if you don't have SUM II you should consider buying it. It is a fabulous
product...

--Piper Keairnes
ar4@mace.cc.purdue.edu