Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!bellcore!faline!ulysses!gamma!pyuxp!pyuxe!pyuxf!robf2 From: robf2@pyuxf.UUCP (robert fair) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: WARNING! FASTBACK may corrupt your hard disk! Summary: Nortons SD really CAN corrupt disks Keywords: hard disk, lost files, trojan horse Message-ID: <192@pyuxf.UUCP> Date: 15 Dec 87 20:39:15 GMT References: <703@vaxine.UUCP> <3225@bnrmtv.UUCP> <7024@sunybcs.UUCP> <1727@rayssd.RAY.COM> Organization: Bell Communications Research Lines: 13 Posted: Tue Dec 15 15:39:15 1987 > In article <7024@sunybcs.UUCP>, ugfailau@sunybcs.uucp (Fai Lau) writes: > The October issue of Computer Shopper advices against > using the Norton Speed Disk haed disk unframenting utility. > It caused missing files and file damages in their test. So > this is another case of software doesn't do what is claimed. A co-worker of mine tried using SD on his 10MB Bournoulli Drive and it completely trashed the drive. He now uses Mace. Rob Fair ihnp4!pyuxww!pyuxf!robf2