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From: jdevoto@Apple.COM (Jeanne A. E. DeVoto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: My machine is possessed - Folder from Hell
Message-ID: <38942@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 25 Feb 90 11:31:21 GMT
References: <15543@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> <1990Feb6.213912.26834@ultra.com> <14003@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> <4259@cbnewsl.ATT.COM> <1316@sys.uea.ac.uk>
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In article <1316@sys.uea.ac.uk> jrk@sys.uea.ac.uk (Richard Kennaway) writes:
>I've got one of these too, and none of the simple tricks (ResEdit, drag
>to trash and hit reboot switch, etc.) get rid of it.  What I havent seen
>in this interminable thread is why I should bother taking any more
>drastic action, like reformatting.  Do these things do any harm?

A Folder from Hell (the type that won't go away after rebooting) won't do
any harm in itself. However, it is symptomatic of damage to the volume's
directory structure. If the directory is damaged and Disk First Aid won't
repair it, it's a good idea to back up and reinitialize to avoid future
directory problems.
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