Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.
Syntax
recover [<Drive>:][<Path>]<FileName>
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
|
[<Drive>:][<Path>]<FileName> |
Specifies the location and name of the file that you want to recover. FileName is required. |
|
/? |
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.
- Bad sectors reported by chkdsk were marked as "bad" when
your disk was prepared for operation. They pose no danger, and
recover does not affect them.
- Because all data in bad sectors is lost when you recover a
file, you should recover only one file at a time.
- You cannot use wildcard characters (* and ?) with
the recover command. You must specify a file (and the
location of the file if it is not in the current directory).
Examples
To recover the file Story.txt in the \Fiction directory on drive D, type:
recover d:\fiction\story.txt