Re: HFS Utils?

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article pubpc1@library.ucla.edu writes...

>spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector) wrote:
>>In article themaples@worldnet.att.net (Bruce Maples) writes...
>>
>>>I have been told that there are no HFS utilities for the GS. Is this
>>>true? 
>>
>>    Yes, at present there are no utilities whatsoever for working 
>>with HFS on the Apple IIgs. This means you cannot repair or even
>>optimize volumes, not too mention there is no way to 'undelete'
> ^^^^^^^^
> 
>There may be no utilities, but if you want to optimize, just copy
>your files to another HFS volume, erase your original HFS one, and
>copy the files back.  :)

    True, but considering how flaky the HFS.FST has proven to be,
I would be concerned about files or directories becoming corrupted
during this "optimizing" by copying files around. Besides which,
you need to have an equal or greater sized HFS partition sitting
empty to do this. :)

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca