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[ktp]

DFSEE : Display File System
Multiplatform disk and filesystem utility
Analysis, maintenance and recovery
http://www.dfsee.com/

I found this utility by Jan van Wijk (author) very powerful and it is multi-platform ! DOS, Windows, Linux, OS/2, Mac OS X.

[was_jaclaz]

Not to dampen your enthusiasm, mind you , but DFSEE is a very well known COMMERCIAL application, aimed to professionals, mainly.
The latest Freeware version is 3.xx, currently it is at 9.10.

All releases here:
http://www.dfsee.com...ee/download.php

The price, ranging from $49 to $199 per single license, is a bit steep for non-professionals, as I see it, but moreover, though VERY, VERY powerful, it is a tool that works VERY, VERY well in the hands of people knowing what they are doing, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone not really deeply knowing the innards of IPL's, MBR's, bootsectors and filesystem.



jaclaz

[Brito]

I had never heard about it.

Seems like the unregistered version still allows to enjoy most of the funtionality:

Unregistered versions remind you of this at startup and termination of the program and it is not possible to use batch-mode for unattended operation. Otherwise the program is fully functional.

And it was very nice from the author to also include the last freeware version on the site.

Handy tool.

[ktp]

Seems like the unregistered version still allows to enjoy most of the funtionality

It's correct, and I use the unregistered version. It is a indispensable tool for working with OS/2 LVM (Logical Volume Manager). I am stilll trying desperately to boot OS/2 from USB HDD to complete my collection ! I am already able to boot most OSes (DOS, Linux, Windows, BartPE, WinPE and of course all kinds of diskette images, iso images...) using grub4dos. OS/2 is the most difficult. Some useful links:

Boot OS/2 from USB HDD:
http://www.os4you.or...sb-boot-en.html
http://www.os4you.de...sb-boot-en.html
http://www.os4you.de...-tricks-en.html

Bootable OS/2 CD:
http://www.geocities...ndows/os2be.htm
http://www.xs4all.nl...e/bootAble.html
http://www.ecomstation.com/democd/

By the way OS/2 is an operating system very adapted to less powerful machines due to its small requirement. A lot ot work has been to to use it with Eee PC and similar machines.

[was_jaclaz]

I had never heard about it.

Sure, you must have been a child when DFSEE came out (originally for OS/2), if I am not mistaken it was something like 1996.

Here are some ooold versions:
http://www.filegate....nwood/fwsysutl/

To be fair, when you quote something, quote it correctly.

This:

Unregistered versions remind you of this at startup and termination of the program and it is not possible to use batch-mode for unattended operation. Otherwise the program is fully functional.

may give the false impression that the Author thinks to be OK if you use it unregistered as long as you do not use it's batch features, the whole sentence is a bit different (bolding is mine):

Note that after a short evaluation period you are required to register and pay for the program. Unregistered versions remind you of this at startup and termination of the program and it is not possible to use batch-mode for unattended operation. Otherwise the program is fully functional.

And if the above was not clear enough, here:
http://www.dfsee.com...nload/index.php
the Author clears the matter inequivocally:

Fsys Software, products and downloads
Display File Systems (commercial, not shareware!)

Using it beyond a reasonably short trial period without acquiring a License is abusing of the kindness of the Author, who publishes an uncrippled version.

jaclaz

[ktp]

To complement jaclaz's saying, the short period allowed by the author is 102 days (it is the value displayed on the screen on first usage).

[Brito]

In 1996 I was 15 and didn't had internet access to find a tool such as this but was already playing a lot with boot disks at the time.

Angelina, Barrotes and other crazy viruses that spread around and gave me enough headaches at the time..

Using it beyond a reasonably short trial period without acquiring a License is abusing of the kindness of the Author, who publishes an uncrippled version.

Completely agree!