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  1. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<           RECOVER           >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  2.  
  3. PURPOSE:  Recovers files from a disk that has developed a bad sector 
  4. ... minus the data in the bad sector.  Also can recover all files on
  5. the disk if the directory is damaged.
  6.  
  7. CAUTION:  If you are working with a damaged floppy disk ... make a
  8. copy of the disk first using DISKCOPY.  Text files will normally 
  9. require editing to remove unwanted data at the end of the file.
  10.  
  11. ;    RECOVER LETTERS.TXT          Causes the file LETTERS.TXT on the
  12. ;                                 current directory of the default
  13. ;                                 drive to be recovered.  The bad
  14. ;                                 sector(s) will be missing from the
  15. ;                                 rebuilt file.
  16.  
  17. ;     RECOVER A:\WP\LETTERS.*     Attempts to recover the first file
  18. ;                                 named LETTERS regardless of extension
  19. ;                                 in the directory WP of Drive A.  The  
  20. ;                                 command does not attempt to recover
  21. ;                                 multiple files when you specify wild
  22. ;                                 cards.
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