[Info-vax] Request description of UFS for VMS person

[Bob Koehler]

In article <176uZD2KcidF-pn2-Q7WHbUsddkvE at rikki.tavi.co.uk>, "Bob Eager" <rde42 at spamcop.net> writes:
> 
> No. I've always been amazed that VMS allowed it, since it compromises 
> the file structure.

   It's helpfull when trying to recover files lost in a corrupt
   directory file due to a block read error.  You can intentionally 
   blow away the directory file and then analyze/media/repair will 
   move all those files to [syslost].

   As long as analyze/media/repair finds a corrupt directory it will
   not try to figure out which files are lost.

   I've not had the pleasure of losing a block in a directory file in
   any other OS.  I think on some you'ld have to reformat the disk and
   restore from backup.