re: Question about 'Explorer is reporting the wrong amount of free space (FAT32 Free Space Bug)'
Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at 2:50 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Don Weber
(2 messages posted)
True, but even in Auto-Fix mode, Norton Disk Doctor (NDD.EXE) then thinks that a
"major catastrophe" has befallen one's FAT32 disk (when it's merely the incorrect
"Free Cluster Count"), and insists that you "Generate a Report" before it will continue
with the next drive. And even if you choose to skip the report, IT STILL REQUIRES
MANUAL INTERVENTION FROM THE USER!
(BTW, it is *MUCH* faster to run NDD at boot-up in DOS mode on ALL of one's disks,
before Windows starts; and it's nearly impossible to run NDD on C: after Windows
starts, because Windows is then constantly accessing the C: drive, which interrupts
NDD and causes NDD to restart endlessly.)
Generally, the ONLY thing that's wrong with my disks after (frequent) crashes is
the incorrect "Free Cluster Count", but NDD's *HALTING* and WAITING for the User
to "Generate [or skip] a Report" on *every* such trivial "error", turns an "automatic/auto-fix"
rebooting (when I could/should be doing something constructive during each of these
VERY long Windows reboots) into an EXASPERATING reboot, requiring incessant, distracting
-- and completely unnecessary -- MANUAL INTERVENTION!
Hence, the need for a straight-forward, SINGLE-purpose DOS utility program that will
run on FAT32 disks/partitions, and will simply and QUICKLY fix/correct *JUST* the
erroneous "Free Cluster Count", without doing ANY other disk checking or repairs.
Except when there are REAL disk errors -- which NDD *should* and *does* stop for
-- such a wonderful little program would enable fast, UNattended, automatic reboots
(*) withOUT causing NDD to halt on every trivial "Free Cluster Count" error, and
(*) withOUT causing McAfee's DiskMinder program to similarly HALT on every "Free
Cluster Count" error, and
(*) withOUT having to resort to ScanDisk (!horrors!), which, although it DOES fix
THAT error silently, it then takes for*EVER* to run it on 20+ large disks/ partitions!
:P
Does anyone know where we might find such a WONDERFUL little utility? This problem
has obviously gotten to be MUCH more than just an "annoyance" for me. So I apologize
for the occasional "SHOUTING", but *I* *AM* *NOW* *DESPERATE*! ;-)
Don Weber <>< donweber@starpower.net
On Monday, January 6, 2003 at 9:39 am, kjzone wrote:
>Yes, Norton Utilities "Disc Doctor" will fit it in about 15 Seconds.
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