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Re: HELP! Executor KILLS DATA!



My problem in executor-digest V2 #139 was:
  Steff> I have a SCSI Syquest EZ Drive with 135MB cartdidges. I use
  Steff> 2 cartridges that I formatted on my PowerMac 6100. First I
  Steff> used them some days with Executor/DOS 1.99q12 and
  Steff> 2.00beta(r3) under Windows 95 on a Pentium 90 Laptop with
  Steff> an Adaptec PCMCIA SCSI-Kit. It worked absolutely fine but
  Steff> suddenly the incredible happend: I coudn't read one of the
  Steff> cartridges any more and today I even coudn't read the
  Steff> second one. I also can't read them on the PowerMac any
  Steff> more. It seems like Executor has done something very
  Steff> strange with them.
  Steff> WHAT CAN I DO? CAN ANYBODY HELP ME? I have some quite
  Steff> important data on the two cartridges.  Hoping for a good
  Steff> Idea...

My (Steff's) solution:
I was able to restore all data on the two cartridges with Norton Disk 
Doctor (Buh, I'm lucky! Cliff, thanks a lot for your fast answer!!!).

But I still don't know the cause of the problem! I work a lot with the 
cave survey program "Toporobot". Because I'm testing the compatibility 
of that program to Executor I work with 'unfinished versions' and have 
often a crash of Executor. Perhaps this could be the reason. I run 
Executor under Windows 95 and I think it uses an internal disk caching 
program. Should I use some special settings concerning Windows 95's disk 
caching behavior ?

I have saved the log files of the data recovering my NDD. If this would 
be helpful for anyone I could send it to him.

Steff (sorry for my really bad english...)
naeff@ubaclu.unibas.ch


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