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- OSWPCRLK - CHKDSK REPORTING CROSSLINKED FILES
- 10/19/94
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- CHKDSK REPORTING CROSSLINKED FILES
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- Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures
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- SYMPTOM:
-
- Running CHKDSK from diskette or when starting the system reports
- crosslinked files.
-
- 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.
-
- DETAILS OF RESOLUTION:
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- 1. Insert the OS/2 Installation Diskette in Drive A: and press
- Ctrl+Alt+Del.
-
- 2. When prompted, remove Installation Diskette and insert
- Diskette 1.
-
- 3. Press Enter.
-
- 4. When the Welcome screen appears, press Esc to display the
- command prompt, A:.
-
- 5. At the A prompt type X: and press Enter.
-
- X is the partition you will create a temporary directory on.
-
- 6. Type MD TEMP and press Enter.
-
- 7. Type CD TEMP and press Enter.
-
- 8. Copy all the crosslinked files into the new TEMP directory.
- Type:
-
- COPY X:\DIR\FILENAME.EXT and press Enter.
-
- X is the drive letter that contains the crosslinked files.
-
- 9. Delete the original files, not the copies you just made.
-
- 10. Insert Install Diskette 2 in Drive A.
-
- 11. Type CHKDSK X: /F and press Enter.
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- 12. Copy the files back to their original location.
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- 13. Delete all the files in the X:\TEMP directory.
-
- 14. Type CD.. and press Enter.
-
- 15. Type RD TEMP and press Enter.
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