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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

5163.0. "Corrupted Hard Disk" by HEAVY::JAMIE (Thunder knows all things.) Thu Oct 31 1991 03:49

    I've just defragmented my hard disk using QB tools and stupidly didn't
    bother backing up the drive first (lack of floppies). When I rebooted
    I got the hand holding the disk on my screen so my HD wasn't
    autobooting. Now, I've pretty well resigned myself to the fact that
    my drive has been corrupted and so I'm on the verge of a format but
    I just thought I'd ask in here in case there's a hope of recovering
    the data...
    
    What a plonker!
    
    
    				Jamie.
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5163.1Woops!METSYS::GOODWINRameses Niblik III. Kerplunk! Woops! There goes my thribbleThu Oct 31 1991 08:139
    8)
    
    Does the Amiga have BACKUP/RESTORE type commands like (wash my mouth
    out with soap!) the IBM PC? And are they reliable.
    
    I keep copies of everything. Not strictly a backup, but if my HD went
    down, I could restore everything. Once I'd found them again!
    
    Pete.
5163.2DEFOE::JAMIEThunder knows all things.Thu Oct 31 1991 09:1911
    There are utilities to do the backup like Quarterback but as I say
    I lacked the available floppies to do the backup. I have most stuff on
    floppies somewhere but it's all over the place...
    
    Still, if I have to reformat, at least it'll be defragmented ;-)
    
    BTW, anyone want me to system manage their VMS system ? I do cheap
    rates ;-)
    
    
    				Jamie.
5163.3BHOVS1::WILSONTLLead Trumpet (Read that...LEED!)Thu Oct 31 1991 10:074
    Did you try DISKSALV?  I've never used it, just heard it works.  And I
    thought that QB tools had "tools" to recover lost file systems.
    
    Tony
5163.4DEFOE::JAMIEThunder knows all things.Thu Oct 31 1991 10:107
    Well nothing's recognising the Hard Drive at all. QB tools doesn't see
    the hard drive anymore. I guess this is pretty bad news :-(
    
    Oh well!
    
    
    				Jamie.
5163.5Restore lost files should workRIPPLE::LUKE_TETerry Luke SLO (Utah)Thu Oct 31 1991 10:137
    I had a Syquest disk go bad on me so that DOS couldn't even read the
    partition information etc.  I re-partitioned (quick formatted?) my disk
    using the ICD utilities that came with my controller, then used the QB
    Tools restore lost files.  QB Tools found everything after the format
    just fine.  
    
    Terry
5163.6LEECHS::hiltonHow's it going royal ugly dudes?Mon Nov 04 1991 05:388
Jamie,

I made up a bootable floppy that would boot then try and mount my hard
disks, so I could then try and repair them. I can let you have a copy
of the floppy, or tell you whats on there as I know you've got the same
hard disk as me!

Greg
5163.7DEFOE::JAMIEThunder knows all things.Mon Nov 04 1991 10:047
    Too late! The data has since left this mortal coil to join the great
    bit-bucket in the sky ;-)
    
    Thanks anyway!
    
    
    				Jamie.