Re: Incorrect b-tree catalog?

Bruce Carter (bcarter@mentor.idbsu.edu)
Tue, 16 Jul 1996 00:06:11 EDT

"Barbara L. Branch" <BBRANCH@ns.net> wrote:
>> Do you know if I can download disk first aid from Apple?

John J. Stafford replied:
> Disk First Aid is _useless_. It will probably report an error and
> then tell you that it cannot fix it.

Disk First Aid is available from Apple's web and FTP site.

I believe DFA is quite useful as a diagnostic tool, especially when you
look at the expanded information. If it does report an error that it can't
fix, then you know you need to take the next step (backup, reformat,
reload).

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