What causes cross-linked files?

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From: Janet M. Swisher
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 17:23

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The other day I discovered that a couple of files on my hard disk were
cross-linked.  I was able to fix the problem and recover the data
using Norton.  However, I'm curious what sorts of circumstances lead
to this happening, so that I can avoid them in the future. 


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