Karen,
2 copies of the FAT is normal. This dates back to the original
MS/PC-DOS. The idea being that if the primary FAT is damaged,
then the secondary copy can possibly be used. What Windows/
DOS version is being used?
Jim Webster
karen lewellen wrote:
>
> now for the rest of you.
> i have a friend who works with some governmental agencies n washington d. c.
> recently she discovered that the disk containing a special database could no
> longer be read. she brought it to me and after running ndd, scandisk was no
> help, i was told that the disk had two file allocation tables. aside from
> that taking some work, do any of you have any idea what might save the data
> if anything? i would not mind hearing what it takes to create two tables
> like that in the first place. we both suspect sabotage, but who knows? any
> i doubt it could be done by accident. answers?
>
> make your own kind of music!
> Karen lewellen, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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