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DOS RECOVER Definition
DocumentID: 655245
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:36 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

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Solutions: RECOVER
RECOVER is a DOS utility command that attempts to recover either a file with a bad sector, or a disk with a directory containing a bad sector.

When RECOVER works on a file, DOS attempts to read the file's sectors, one at a time. After RECOVER successfully reads a sector, the information is placed in a temporary file. If RECOVER cannot successfully read the sector, it is skipped; the FAT is marked so that no other program can use the bad sector. This process continues until the entire file has been read. The old file is erased, and the temporary file is renamed with the name of the damaged file. The new file is located in the same directory where the old file resides.

Note:      Operators should not support this command, because it is a DOS command and can generate unpredictable results.

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