[WinMac] Re: Can't format NTFS partition?

Dan Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Wed, 10 Feb 1999 08:09:05 -0500

        Try repairing the disk by right-clicking on it in My Computer, then
Properties -> Tools -> Error checking -> Check Now -> Auto fix file system
errors & check for bad blocks; then reboot.

At 07:32 AM 2/10/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I had an NTFS partition "disappear" last week-end. Not sure how or why,
>but Disk Administrator still sees the partition, and will let me format
>it FAT, but I can't format it as NTFS again. Each time I try to format,
>I get a warning "format was unable to complete".
>
>Any ideas how to fix this? I really need to restore this disk to get
>some work done...
>
>->Ken

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