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Disk formatting

  • 15-10-2005 11:46am
    #1
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭


    I remember a few years ago Norton had a utility for reformatting disks without loseing data. I think it worked by copying a block of data to another location, formatting the original block and then writing the data back to it. It was a part of Norton Utilities I think. It was a but slow but nonetheless a very useful tool.

    Does anyone know of a similar tool/application that works on XP / NTFS formatted drives?


Comments

  • #2
    ShiverinEskimo
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 18,115 ✭✭✭✭ShiverinEskimo


    forgive my ignorance but why would you need such an app?


  • #3
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    I'm glad you asked me that. Scratches head...

    I suppose if I do find it I will be the very first person to have an useless app on their PC just because they thought it might be useful.


  • #4
    dazberry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,152 ✭✭✭dazberry


    Spinrite perhaps?

    D.


  • #5
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    Good man Dazberry.

    I coughboughtcough a copy this morning and it has fixed several errors on my disk. It's like a new PC again.


  • #6
    tba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,111 ✭✭✭tba


    seroiusly what does it do apart from, ehh nothing?


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  • #7
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    There were a number of cross-linked files on my system. Fix-It utilities couldn't fix them, nor could chkdsk /f. Spinrite seems to have done the business.


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