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- sub-tile=Frequently Asked Questions
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- 0. What is DISKED?
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- DISKED is a DISK EDitor for MS-DOS(tm). It was originally created
- to recover erased file data and to edit disk sectors directly and
- has grown to a very powerful disk utility.
-
-
- 1. Some commands don't seem to work. Like those dealing with files.
-
- DISKED defaults to not index the files on the disk. To index
- all of the files (which can take a few seconds on large drives)
- you need do one of three things: 1) add an entry of "files yes" in
- the DISKED.INI file, 2) press Alt+F and then ^L from within DISKED,
- 3) add a " +f" on the command line.
-
-
- 2. I get the message "write not enabled" when I try and write a
- sector to the disk.
-
- DISKED has two levels of enabling sector writes. An entry
- *must* exist in the DISKED.INI file of "write yes" AND you *must*
- type Alt+W (or zw) to enable it from with DISKED.
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-
- 3. Can DISKED damage my drive?
-
- Only if you tell it to! Seriously, DISKED can let you overwrite
- the BOOT sector, the FAT sectors, or directories. You must know
- what you are doing in these areas. DISKED will beep and warn you
- and always ask for confirmation when attempting to write those
- sectors. I thought of disabling this feature but there just might
- be a time when this is wanted so I left it in. See FAQ #2.
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- 4. Why does DISKED show a different number for the drive size than
- other programs like CHKDSK?
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- DISKED calculates the drive size as the data space plus the
- ROOT directory area, the FAT area(s), and the BOOT sector.
- Some other programs will display just the data space.
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