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Re: chkdsk does not fix allocation errors (update)

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From: edujds
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 1995 00:00
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In <3ld7vp$kb4@infonaut.com>, wagstaff@famties.com writes:
>In <796542189snx@eden.apana.org.au>, adam@eden.apana.org.au (Adam Frey) writes:
>>Below is my original message. I wanted to clarify after receiving many
>>email replies asking whether I was running chkdsk FROM C: or A:
>>that I reboot with the installation disks, get a shell, use disk 2
>>and then run
>>a:\chkdsk c: /F:2
>>
>>BTW I am running the fullpack installed on top of 2.11
>>-------------
>>
>>I run chkdsk c: /F:2
>>and it comes up with errors in about 10 files (wav files, executables all
>>kinds) and says it corrected them. But if I run chkdsk again, before or after
>>rebooting I get exactly the same errors.
>>
>>Help please
>>I don't have four weeks to wait for IBM tech support
>>
>There are a number of 'bugs' in CHKDSK for OS/2.  When I was beta testing Partition 
>Magic, I heard of all that the authors had found - that was why they built a 
>reliable "DISK CHECK" into Partition Magic

What is Partition Magic? Where is it possible to receive further info or purchase the product?

JEREMY STAGG <edujds@lure.latrobe.edu.au>
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From: edujds@lure.latrobe.edu.au
Subject: Re: chkdsk does not fix allocation errors (update)
Date: 1995/03/30
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