On 03-Feb-00, Patrick Ford wrote:
....after reading what Paul C "the Pretender" wrote
>PF> I imported it into X-Arc, found the installation string, clicked on the
>PF> install icon and promptly wiped virtually all my workbench partition.
>PF> Had to completely re-install OS 3.5 after re-installing OS 3.1. Has
>PF> anyone any idea what happened?
>PF
>PF I used X-Arc several times and then used that excellent old debug
>PF utility C:DELETE to immeasurably improve it. What were you using for
>PF extracting archives before you got X-Arc? There are many de-archiving
>PF utilities on Aminet that are vastly better than X-Arc. DOpus4 is now
>PF available from Aminet of cover CDs.
>PF
No idea why it did to your drive what it did to your drive, Paul,
but I've had no luck with X-Arc whatsoever,- I just load it to look at its
pretty pictures, then press a button & watch the whole thing guru. Never
fails!
I use an ancient proggie called GuiArc. 'Tis brillig. And unpacks or
packs in the twinkling of an eye. I see Patrick recommends Dopus4,- well I've
been there, done that & bought the T-Shirt, but for the job in question,
GuiArc knocks the knickers off it. Send it you if you want, the proggie that
is, not the knickers.
But if X-Arc really did clean out your HD & does a quicker job on it than
Amigados "Reformat Drive" command, we could be onto something big!
Keep trying anyway!
Terry Mahon
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