Norton Disk Doctor
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About Norton Disk Doctor

Norton Disk Doctor (NDD) tests your hard disk for errors, checks file system integrity, and attempts to recover data from damaged sectors.

Diagnosis Phases

Partition Table ─ Verifies the disk partition table is intact and readable.

Boot Record ─ Checks the master boot record and partition boot records for corruption.

File Allocation Tables ─ Validates both copies of the FAT for cross-links and errors.

Directory Structure ─ Examines all directory entries for corruption or invalid cluster pointers.

Lost Clusters ─ Finds and recovers clusters marked used but not referenced by any file.

Surface Test (3 Passes) ─ Pass 1 reads every sector; Pass 2 performs non-destructive magnetic surface analysis; Pass 3 verifies integrity. Each block on the map represents multiple sectors.

Surface Map Legend

Blue = Untested   Black = Empty (no data)

Cyan = Contains data   Green = Sectors OK

Red = Bad sectors / unrecoverable   Yellow = Sectors recovered

Keyboard

F1 ─ Open help    ESC ─ Cancel / restart

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