Command: unformat

  UNFORMAT tries to restore a disk that has been formatted.

Syntax:

  UNFORMAT drive [/J]
  UNFORMAT drive [/U] [/L] [/TEST] [/P]
  UNFORMAT [/PARTN] [/L]
  UNFORMAT [/?]
           drive  The drive letter to unformat, e.g. C:

Options:

  /J      Verifies that the drive mirror files are synchronized with
          the disk.
  /U      * Unformats without using MIRROR files.
  /L      Lists all files and directories found, or, when used with the
          /PARTN switch, displays current partition tables.
  /TEST   * Displays information but does not write changes to disk.
  /P      * Sends output messages to LPT1.
  /PARTN  Restores disk partition tables which wer saved with
          MIRROR /PARTN.
  /?      Shows the help.
  *       Indicates functions not yet available.

Comments:

  Information from MIRROR may aid unformat.

Examples:

  UNFORMAT c: /J
  UNFORMAT c: /U /L /TEST /P
  UNFORMAT /PARTN /L

See also:

  fdisk
  format
  mirror
  undelete

  Copyright © 2008 W. Spiegl.

  This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
  See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.