Command: recover
RECOVER resolves sector problems on a file or a disk.
Please read the warnings below before working with recover.
Syntax:
RECOVER [drive][path]file
RECOVER [drive]
RECOVER [/?]
drive The drive letter, e.g. C:
path The directory, e.g. \example\
file The file, e.g. test.txt
Options:
/? Shows the help.
Comments:
When entering a file RECOVER will clean that file of any bad clusters.
When entering a disk all files on the disk will be cleared of bad
clusters.
WARNING: When entering a disk all the file names on the disk will
disappear!
Please note:
You should *NOT* be using this utility! It is in BETA stadium!
This utility only works on FAT12 and FAT16 - not on FAT32!
Examples:
recover a:
recover c:\example\test.txt
See also:
chkdsk
defrag
dosfsck
Copyright © 2008 W. Spiegl updated 2022 by W. Spiegl.
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