word proc create & edit files even while running programs directory sort etc. & prune & graft subdirectories copy like sweep move like copy but deletes old compare * find find string in file group rename file or volume delete delete file group verify file(s), or disk view/edit byte editor undelete unerase attribute display & modify status & time stamp sort name ext size d&t mapping display allocation of sectors system info * print * locate search all directories for file initialize format park don't use on self parking drive compress analyse for fragmentation & optionally correct pcbackup make archival backups pcrestore restore from pcbackup pc-cache * pc-format creates disks that can be unformatted by rebuild mirror/rebuild recover from accidental format of harddisk & improve recover possibilities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hard disk setup execute pcsetup & follow prompts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- invocation: PCTOOLS [/BW] [/RnnnK] [/Fn] [/Od] | | | | |- OC force an overlay, even over no parms=nonresident | | | sized to drive C | | |-n function key to activate pctools | | default = ctrl esc | |- 70 10 meg disk; 75/20, 80/30 or more |- black & white -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAIN PROGRAM F1 - unselect files F2 - switch directory format F10- change path F3 - D directory maintenance - rename, remove, create - prune & graph subdirectories - copy, move, compare, find, rename, delete, verify, - word processor F2 - save F3 - search F4 - search & replace F5 - select block F6 - cut F7 - move F8 - paste F10 - show carriage returns in file esc - exit word processor - view/edit file or disk sectors F1 - hex/ASCII toggle F2 - c - request sector # - B - boot sector - F - fat sector - R - root directory - D - first data sector - undelete - will use the tracking file if it exists - will undelete entire subdirectories - attributes - standard type program -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAPPING - invoked via F3 from File Functions Menu - follow menu instructions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INITIALIZE - format - especially valuable from memory resident - follow prompts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** COMPRESS **** better name would be defragment - compress [C:] [/BW] [/CU] [/CF] [/CC] CC = full compression & zero out unused sectors CF = full compression CU = unfragment & minimum compression * found it best to start without parms options - 0 = set sort options 1 = disk analysis -> file data 2 = file analysis -> which files are fragmented 3 = find & mark marginally ok clusters that DOS misses 4 = is compression advisable ? 5 = do compression **** REMOVE MEMORY RESIDENT PROGRAMS BESIDES PCTOOLS FIRST ! **** AFTERWARDS REBOOT TO RESET THE MIRROR IMMAGE FILES **** CAN BE STOPPED VIA ESC **** WILL NOT MOVE HIDDEN FILES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BACKUP & RESTORE - requires minimum of 10 buffers in config.sys pcbackup - total - all files partial - uset selected incremental - only modified files via M option switch /NS - no subdirectories /M - only those that have the archive bit tripped /NO - won't run backup floppy drive continuoulsy /DL - delete log - write over backup disks /B - run from batch: all options must be on dos command line pcbackup @\pctools\backup.opt [/options] - look for backup info in file - to back up files in certain area might look like: backup.opt PATH=\LOTUS FILES=*.WK1/NS PATH=\WORD FILES=*.DOC/NS /M * DON'T USE PREVIOUS TOTAL BACKUP DISKS FOR NEW * DO NOT USE WITH DOS: JOIN, SUBST, ASSIGN * CANNOT BACKUP A SUBDIRECTORY IF ONLY SINGLE LETTER * BACKUP PARTITIONS SEPARATELY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PCRESTORE - best to use verify mode - F1 all files F8 restricts option F2 only files in current SET option F8 same F3 individual file f1, f2 start at bar position -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIRROR, REBUILD, PCFORMAT ****** WARNING ***** WARNING ***** USE ONLY IN EMERGENCY USE ONLY AFTER ERASE *.* RECOVER *.* FORMAT MIRROR - in autoexec.bat - MIRROR C: /TC TC = TRACKING & DRIVE C - in batch file - WS.BAT for most important items WS1 MIRROR ^Z REBUILD - should never have to use it - only use if hard disk formatted - can be run even if MIRROR not run - with MIRROR - rebuild c: - reboot - run dos CHKDSK /F - ignore chkdsk errors; will self correct * data changes since last mirror will be lost - no MIRROR - REBUILD C: [/P] [/L] [?] ? = help screen /L = list files found to screen /P = print files found - incomplete files will prompt for : truncate delete options PCFORMAT PCFORMAT d: [/S] [/1] [/8] [/V] [/4] [/F] [/N:xx] [/Y:yy] d: drive to format /S = transfer system to make disk bootable /1 = single side format /8 = formats for dos < 2.0 /V = request version lable when done /4 = for 360 or 180k in high capacity drive not advisable /F = full format: read track, format track, rewrite track. cleans up marginal sector ID's /N = xx is # sectors per track /T = yy is # tracks * normally only d:, /S, /V are used -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PC-CACHE PC-CACHE [/Id /Id ...] [SIZE=nnnK] [/MAX=nnn] [/EXTSTART=nnnnK] [SIZEXP=nnnK] [SIZEXT=nnnK] /Id = drives to be ignored /SIZE = standard memory; 64k default, 512 max /SIZEXP = expanded memory size /SIZEXT = extended memory (only on 286 & 386 processors) /MAX = sectors per read. 8-10 for some applications too high uses all the buffers /extstart = start location in extended memory must be greater than 1024 * option ONLY required if other than vdisk used