A weird tech question
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vvvexationI've got some file fragments on my computer left over from a hard drive crash a while ago, and I've been going through them looking for the remains of some text files I'd rather not have lost. A couple of them, though, are apparently too big for me to open either with Notepad or in DOS Edit mode without the system hanging. Is there any other program I can use to get at the contents, or is there a way I can somehow break them into pieces of more manageable size?
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Date: 2004-07-11 05:21 am (UTC)opening a random file
Date: 2004-07-11 05:33 am (UTC)For files of questionable content you want something that doesn't care about the format (and won't every try to RUN anything). Ideally you'd want a binary editor or "Hex editor" which will show you the file's contents in two panes, one listing the data nibble by nibble and one decoding that into ASCII.
The one I have on hand was written for Windows 3.1. It works ... as long as the command line arguments you give it include no long filenames and no spaces. Haven't seen a free one more up-to-date than that... but haven't looked very hard.
If you want that one, just ask. If you find a better one, share its location. :)
The same concept is a standard command line tool under most unices.
Re: opening a random file
Date: 2004-07-11 06:22 am (UTC)Re: opening a random file
Date: 2004-07-11 06:29 am (UTC)I believe my host to be clean but, as always, pointing your scanner at it would be good policy.
Re: opening a random file
Date: 2004-07-11 06:58 am (UTC)Re: opening a random file
Date: 2004-07-11 11:21 pm (UTC)Re: opening a random file
Date: 2004-07-11 11:29 pm (UTC)