Definition: Invalid files


Artificial files, incorrectly created by automatic recovery utilities like Chkdsk, Scandisk, Vrepair, Norton Disk Doctor, and many others. The content of such files do not normally have any value. This is because it may contain only a fragment of the data of the original file, or it may contain fragments of several files.




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Track

Disk: Concentric circles where the data is stored, divided into sectors. Tape: The tracks of the tape prepared for storage of data, divided into blocks. See format.

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