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- OSDICRSS - CHKDSK REPORTS CROSSLINKED FILES
- 10/19/94
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- CHKDSK REPORTS CROSSLINKED FILES
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- Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures
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- SYMPTOMS: Running CHKDSK from the diskettes or when starting
- the system, reports crosslinked files.
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- RESOLUTION: The EA DATA. SF file records the location of files
- on the hard disk by their extended attributes.
- Crosslinked files occur when two files are trying to
- claim the same extended attribute.
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- PROCEDURES:
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- 1. Insert the installation diskette into drive A: and
- press Ctrl+Alt+Del.
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- 2. When prompted, insert diskette 1 into drive A: and
- press Enter.
-
- 3. At the Welcome to OS/2 screen press Esc to go to a
- command prompt.
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- 4. At the A: prompt type X: and press Enter.
- Where X: is the partition you are creating the temporary
- directory on.
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- 5. Type: MD TEMP
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- 6. Type: CD TEMP
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- 7. Type the following to copy all the crosslinked files
- into the new TEMP directory:
- COPY X:\DIR\FILENAME.EXT
- Where X: is the drive letter that contains the
- crosslinked files.
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- 8. Delete the original files (not the copies you just
- made).
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- 9. Insert diskette 2 into drive A: and type:
- CHKDSK X: /f
- Where X: is the drive letter of the crosslinked
- partition.
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- 10. Copy the files back to their original location.
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- 11. Delete all the files in the X:\TEMP directory.
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- 12. Type CD..
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- 13. Type RD TEMP.
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