Peter Knapper wrote to All on 12-07-1999

PK> A simple question.......;-) Where is the FIRST root directory
PK> entry located  on an HPFS volume? I know that HPFS uses a directory 
PK> recording methodology similar to a B-Tree, and it writes  files in
PK> BANDS across the partition, however the very FIRST  directory entry
PK> MUST be located somewhere that can be  calculated as a FIXED
PK> location for that particular  partition. Alternatively there must be
PK> a data structure  within an HPFS partition that contains details of
PK> the  partition "layout". Now how can I find out where that  location
PK> is? 

I'm sure Mike Ruskai will jump in here, but you should take a long
look at DFSEE (Hobbes, etc).  It has considerable power to look into
and correct some of the superblock info among other things.  It's saved
my bacon a couple of times.

Will Honea 
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