jnp@daimi.UUCP (J|rgen N|rgaard) (04/06/87)
I have a serious problem, namely a diskette with a Bad Master Directory Block
on a HFS-volume, and "Disk Firstaid" can't repair the volume, neither can
MacTools or FEdit at least the versions I got. Which tool to use ??
Any help will be appreciated.
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Regards J|rgen N|rgaard
e-mail: jnp@daimi.UUCP
or ....{seismo!}mcvax!diku!daimi!jnpau@eagle.UUCP (04/10/87)
In article <625@daimi.UUCP> jnp@daimi.UUCP () writes: > >I have a serious problem, namely a diskette with a Bad Master Directory Block >on a HFS-volume, and "Disk Firstaid" can't repair the volume, neither can >MacTools or FEdit at least the versions I got. Which tool to use ?? Yes this happened to me a while back - I used Fedit+ - you basically have to go through every sector of the disc with the "disc info" option on and writing down which sectors belong to which files - then rebuilding the files byhand on a another floppy. Arrrg it's a pain. Unfortunatly one file (a dictionary) vanished and I couldn't find it again! Has anyone else had this problem - I'm running the new SE system/finder on a 512/800 with external floppy? Antony Upward ukc!au au@ukc.ac.uk au@ukc ...1mcvax!ukc!au
cgeiger@ut-ngp.UUCP (charles s. geiger, esq.) (04/14/87)
In article <625@daimi.UUCP>, jnp@daimi.UUCP (J|rgen N|rgaard) writes: > I have a serious problem, namely a diskette with a Bad Master > Directory Block on a HFS-volume, and "Disk Firstaid" can't repair the > volume, neither can MacTools or FEdit at least the versions I got. > Which tool to use ?? > > Any help will be appreciated. The same thing happened to me a while back. I took it to a supposed Mac Expert, who used FEdit to get small amounts of text only blocks back. This was completely unsatisfactory. Then I heard about MacZap. It works. It scans the disk, apparently repairing (or skipping over?) the Directory Block. You then can recover individual files, although the file names themselves are lost. I realize that this is a pain in the ass if you have a lot of files on a disk, but having to recover every file, open it, and rename it is a lot better than losing all your files! And, all the formatting in the files comes back intact. I bought MacZap for $45 at the local store. From what I've seen in the magazines, it sells for $60 mail-order from the company. I only used this thing once (I've since learned my lesson and back up everything!), and I'd be willing to sell my copy for $30 to anyone who wants it (with manual, and I still have the registration form). (I hope it's legal and o.k. to mention this on the net. I've seen consignment sales in computer stores, so I guess it's o.k. to re-sell software, but I'm not sure about advertising this sort of thing on the net. If this isn't cool, please be charitable and don't bitch at me. If it's o.k., buy this program from me--I need the money!) cheers, from charles s. geiger ARPA: cgeiger@ngp.cc.utexas.edu cgeiger@ut-ngp.ARPA UUCP: ihnp4!ut-ngp!cgeiger allegra!ut-ngp!cgeiger gatech!ut-ngp!cgeiger seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!cgeiger harvard!ut-sally!ut-ngp!cgeiger
jww@sdcsvax.UUCP (04/15/87)
Does this mean MacZap has a user interface and a manual? When I purchased
the MFS version 18 months ago it was pitiful on both accounts and utterly
unusable by 95% of the buyers -- almost as bad as MacNosy. :-)
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Joel West
{ucbvax,ihnp4}!sdcsvax!jww (ihnp4!gould9!joel once I fix news)
jww@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu if you mustpeter@entropy.UUCP (04/15/87)
In article <2987@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU>, jww@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU (Joel West) writes: > Does this mean MacZap has a user interface and a manual? When I purchased > the MFS version 18 months ago it was pitiful on both accounts and utterly > unusable by 95% of the buyers -- almost as bad as MacNosy. :-) The new version (that supports HFS) has a much improved manual. The file recovery program has *some* interface, but basically it chunks away on its own until it gets you some answers. Peter Guttorp peter@entropy.ms.washington.edu
cgeiger@ut-ngp.UUCP (04/15/87)
In article <2987@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU>, jww@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU (Joel West) writes: > Does this mean MacZap has a user interface and a manual? When I > purchased the MFS version 18 months ago it was pitiful on both > accounts and utterly unusable by 95% of the buyers -- almost as bad > as MacNosy. :-) Yes, the HFS version comes with a manual, and the new interface works real well. (Apparently the guy here in Austin who wrote the program finally got his s**t together.) It also comes with a bunch of patches for putting copy-protected programs on a hard disk as well as a lot of other stuff I don't know what to do with (looks like FEdit-type stuff). cheers, from charles s. geiger ARPA: cgeiger@ngp.cc.utexas.edu cgeiger@ut-ngp.ARPA UUCP: ihnp4!ut-ngp!cgeiger allegra!ut-ngp!cgeiger gatech!ut-ngp!cgeiger seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!cgeiger harvard!ut-sally!ut-ngp!cgeiger
jww@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU (Joel West) (04/16/87)
In article <2987@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU>, jww@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU (me) writes: > > Does this mean MacZap has a user interface and a manual? When I purchased > > the MFS version 18 months ago it was pitiful on both accounts and utterly > > unusable by 95% of the buyers -- almost as bad as MacNosy. :-) And MacNosy now has a manual, if not a user interface. I saw one tonight, and although I didn't have a chance to read it, I did check one thing-- someone other than Steve Jasik wrote it. Not that he couldn't write a manual (I don't know) but it's quite obvious he wouldn't. -- Joel West {ucbvax,ihnp4}!sdcsvax!jww (ihnp4!gould9!joel once I fix news) jww@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu if you must