User guide

3. Type:
*DISCS
This displays the title of each disc with its drive number. For example:
Drive 
Di sc name
0 
Master-disc
4 
User-1
Remember that drive 0 is the (optional)
hard disc, drive
4 is the lefthand floppy
disc
drive and drive 5 the righthand floppy disc
drive.
To check whether a disc is usable:
1.
Select maintenance mode (see
Selecting maintenance mode).
2.
Return to the main menu (press
I STOP I).
3.
Select BASIC, or the command screen of an application.
4.
Type:
*VERIFY
n
where n
is the drive number (0 for the hard disc,
4
for the lefthand disc
drive, 5 for the righthand disc drive).
This checks that the information on the disc has not been damaged
since it was recorded. This is not an exhaustive check but designed as a
quick method of keeping an eye on the state of a disc.
5.
If the disc fails verification, copy all the information from it on to
another disc (supplemented by backups, if necessary), then reformat the
disc. If it fails again, you are advised to dispose of it.
Checking files and 
To check the contents of your current directory:
directories 
1. Return to the main menu (press
I STOP I).
2. Select BASIC, or the command screen of an application.
3. Type:
*CAT I
to display each file's name and access.
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