On Tue, 29 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> I've got a problem. One of the directories on one of the partitions of my
> harddisk seems to be, like, recursive. Yes, it enlessly contains itself. I
> can't find the original contents back anymore, but they weren't important.
> Obviously this is some error in the FAT.
It isn't in the FAT.
You should edit the directory that contains the recursive subdir. Delete the
entry by changing the first letter of the name into hex value E6.
> Fact is, I can't delete the bloody
> thing, because my computer hangs when I try of course.
I know, I once created such a thing deliberately on my PC harddisk just to
see what would happen. PCTools (which has a file manager with tree view) went
into an endless loop.
Bye,
Maarten
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