Re: Repairing Usn Journal

In microsoft.public.win2000.registry Bob wrote:

> On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:56:19 -0400, Mark V
> <notvalid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Here is some information on the $USNjrnl
>>http://www.microsoft.com/msj/0999/journal/journal.aspx
>
> That article is very informative. I think I now know what is
> going on.
>
> According to that article, the Usn Journal is used to keep track
> of changes in the filesystem. The default condition is OFF -
> some application has to turn it on.

With the "3 drives" I would *not* say "failing disk drive", but
might say "unknown software". :)

> Therefore I would not even be seeing CHKDSK repairing the Usn
> Journal unless some application turned it on. I believe the
> culprit is Norton Utilities "Protect", which is a rather lame
> attempt at creating a second layer of recycle bin.
>
> Normally when you delete a file it is goes to the Recycle Bin
> from which you can recover it. If you hold down the Shift key
> when you delete a file it will not go to there.
>
> With Norton Protection, a file which has been deleted but is not
> in the recycle bin can nevertheless be recovered. This scheme
> takes up disk space so periodically you need to clear the
> Protect facility which then renders all files deleted for good.
>
> I have disabled Norton Protect so maybe now my disk won't become
> corrupted.

Please give us a follow-up on this. I neither use nor recommend
Symantec products (personal preference). Have you tried new
searches based on the new information ("Norton Protection")?

Other musings:
You might also try, if available, disabling "delayed write"?
You might try manually stopping one or more Symantec services
before shutdown?

.

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