Recover
Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
Syntax
recover [Drive:][Path] FileName
Parameters
[Drive:][Path] FileName : Specifies the location and name of the file you want to recover.
/? : Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
| • | The recover command reads a file sector by sector and recovers data from the good sectors. Data in bad sectors is lost. |
| • | Limitation on [drive:][path]filename You cannot use wildcards (* and ?) with the recover command. You must specify a file. |
| • | Reentering lost data Because all data in bad sectors is lost when you recover a file, you should recover files one at a time. You can use this method to edit each file and reenter missing information after you recover the file. |
| • | Recovering bad sectors Bad sectors reported by chkdsk were marked as "bad" when your disk was first prepared for operation. They pose no danger, and recover does not affect them. |
Examples
To recover the file Story.txt in the \Fiction directory in drive D:, type:
recover d:\fiction\story.txt
Formatting legend
| Format | Meaning |
Italic | Information that the user must supply |
Bold | Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
Ellipsis (...) | Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
Between brackets ([]) | Optional items |
Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} | Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
Courier font | Code or program output |