---
title: "Corrupted Disks???"
type: "article"
slug: "corrupted-disks"
url: "http://localhost/article/corrupted-disks/"
markdown_url: "http://localhost/article/corrupted-disks.md"
published_at: "2020-10-27T17:13:38+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-05-26T13:18:31+00:00"
featured_image:
  url: "http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20230809-041332.jpg"
excerpt: "Occasionally you might come across a disk that has become corrupted in its file storage pointer area (track zero) that will simply refuse to load any file at all. What will usually cause this is a glitch on power up of either the drive or computer, with the disk installed."
category:
  - name: "Update Magazine"
    slug: "update-magazine"
    taxonomy: "category"
    url: "http://localhost/category/periodicals/update-magazine/"
post_tag:
  - name: "John Oliger Co."
    slug: "john-oliger-co"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/john-oliger-co/"
  - name: "TS 2068"
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    url: "http://localhost/tag/ts2068/"
model:
  - name: "Timex/Sinclair 2068"
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    url: "http://localhost/model/ts-2068/"
indiv:
  - name: "John Oliger"
    slug: "john-oliger"
    taxonomy: "indiv"
    url: "http://localhost/indiv/john-oliger/"
publication: "TS-2068 UP-DATE"
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  id: 10283
  title: "Update Magazine"
  type: "periodical"
  url: "http://localhost/periodical/update-magazine/"
authors: "John Oliger"
issues_articles:
  - id: 26510
    title: "Update October 1987"
    type: "issue"
    url: "http://localhost/issue/ts-2068-up-date-october-1987/"
pages: "26"
pubdate: "October 1987"
archive_link: false
volumeissue: "vn"
companies_articles:
  - id: 10990
    title: "John Oliger Co."
    type: "company"
    url: "http://localhost/company/john-oliger-co/"
---

Occasionally you might come across a disk that has become corrupted in its file storage pointer area (track zero) that will simply refuse to load any file at all. What will usually cause this is a glitch on power up of either the drive or computer, with the disk installed.