mager@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Rainer V Mager) (03/12/91)
Hi, does anyone out there know of anyway to get rid of a read/write error on a hard drive? Specifics: Quantum 105 M hard drive with a Trump Card 500 controller. Amiga 500, 1M RAM. The read/write error occurs when I try to delete a certain directory. I can rename it, or put things into it, but I cannot dselete it. When I try to delete it from CLI it gives me the error "cannot delete directory not empty". The problem is that it IS emptry, a DIR on it says ts empty, and I can delte #? from it no problem. The way I found out it had an error was two ways. 1: I tried to delete it with a disk utility program and got the error. 2: When I scanned the whole drive using Whereis I got the read/write error and narrowed it down to begin in that directory. Any info would be greatly appreciated! Please answer soon, with any ideas you have. Also, if you can please reccommend and HD backup utilities, preferable public domain. (or inexpensive) Rainer mager@unix.cis.pitt.edu
patrick_meloy@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca (Patrick Meloy) (03/12/91)
> Hi, does anyone out there know of anyway to get rid of a >read/write error on a hard drive? [Stuff deleted] I use QuarterBack tools and LOVE it. Its saved my bacon about 8 times already (I run a multiline BBS with 232 megs on three seperate HDs). When I am working at 3:00 AM and accidently kill off the entire userlist (The one that I haven't backed up in three weeks :) I just whip out QBT and recover the sucker. Its also quite good at repairing errors on HDs. A 44 Meg partition thats 80% full takes about 1/2 hour to search and repair (with some 8000 files). This package is VERY VERY good and a must have for any serious HDer. --------------------------------------- | patrick_meloy@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca | | 'The Outbound' BBS Vancouver BC | ---------------------------------------
rjkloost@THUNDER.LAKEHEADU.CA (05/09/91)
please explain how to get them.. i would like that
I personally just go:
sub comp.sys.amiga.datacomm Robert Kloosterhuis
but it 'dont work.. please send me private mail (that is the only way since I
dont get the newgroups) promptly.. just take the 4 min to do this for me.. T
hanks.. and I thank all you kind people who helped me in advance
mail me at:
rjkloost@THUNDER.LAKEHEADU.CA
thanks again