At 5:15 PM -0700 9/25/2002, peter webster wrote: >Thanks for responding Clark! However... > > >Umm. Norton d.d. said I have "spared blocks file" ? How do I >determine which ones are the problems?
I'm not sure. I once had Norton tell me I had crosslinked files. It identified the two files and told me to delete them which I did. I don't recall if simply deleting them fixed the problem or if I Norton then cleaned them up. Does it offer to fix the problem? Normally Norton either fixes the problem or tells you what to do. > > >> >> >As I understand it, the thing to do is to reformat the disk, and >>>reinstall the sys software. Am I right? > >Clark suggested: > >> >>If the problem is crosslinked files then the thing to do is to delete >>the two files in question and then run your disk utilities again. >>The drive isn't damaged, it's just that there is some corruption in >>the data that links a file together. If the file in question is >>important you may be out of luck. At least one and possibly both > >files are munged. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
