Hello Julian
On 22-Jun-00, you wrote:
it !!
>>>
>>> I would recommend trying a different file system such as
>>> SmartFileSystem or PFS. Then even if your machine does crash you
>>> shouldn't have to worry about your drive becoming invalidated. FFS
>>> is pretty old now.
> Your advice, on the surface, is sound, but, how compatible are these
> file systems with the older ones? We already know that the safest way
> to format a harddisk is not to use International or DirCache features.
> What are the caveats for SmartFileSystem and PFS? I ask this because I
> heard that they sometimes act hinky and do not allow you to easily fix
> your drive.
I'm not an expert on filesystems, but as far as I can tell there aren't alot
of differences in the way the different filesystems work. You are right that
if a major problem does develop with SFS then the only real way of dealing
with it is to backup and reformat. However it is very rare that a major
problem does develop. They are incompatible with programs such as Disksalv
and Quarterback Tools.
> The advice I gave is valid irrespective of the file system used. It
> basically is what would have happened if you would have used DiskDoctor
> on a floppy. Further, the act of copying is not the only advice I gave.
> I also stated that, if, after V crashes the computer, the computer self
> reboots (without human intervention), then, let it do its thing. When I
> allowed it to do everything by itself, it did validate the cartridge and
> I was all set. I did not have to copy over anything nor reformat any-
> thing.
>
> How do the other filesystems work with this situation?
I dont know how it works, but with SFS a reboot while writing to the disk will
not cause it to become invalidated.
Regards
--
Justin Young
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