JPH0581107A - System for remedying erroneously initialized large capacity storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To restore a state to the pre-initialization state by executing restoration utility for a large capacity storage device, which is initialized by means of a user, immediately after the initialization. CONSTITUTION:A medium initialization program 1 is started by medium initialization request from the user to the large capacity storage device 2, generates a label area saving area 23 at the time of initialization request from the non-initialization state so as to execute medium initialization and saves the label area 21 through the use of a label area saving means 4 so as to process medium initialization at the time of re-initialization request from the initialization state. Label area restoration utility 3 is started when the user requests the restoration of the label area 21 so as to restore the label area 21 through the use of a save label area restoring means 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an accidental mass storage device initialization repair method, and more particularly to an accidental mass storage device initialization repair method for repairing accidental initialization of a mass storage device. ..

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional accidental mass storage device initialization rescue method, detailed information of a medium is collected in advance when a medium whose memory device has been initialized by accident is restored. For example, based on this information, a skilled person manually restored the label area using various utilities.

[0003]

Therefore, it is difficult for the conventional mass-storage-device initialization remedy system by negligence to restore completely without detailed information of the medium.

Therefore, if the mass storage device is initialized by mistake, it should be possible to restore the medium by simply restoring the contents of the label area immediately before the initialization. Further, from the user's point of view, it is convenient that the initialized medium can be returned to the state before the initialization by executing the restoration utility immediately after that.

[0005]

A mass-storage-device initialization remedy system by negligence of the present invention has a size equivalent to the label area on the mass storage device having a label area for collectively managing existing files. And a label area save area having a function to save the contents of the label area to the label area save area when a request to save the label area is made, Saved label area restore means having a function of restoring the saved label area save area contents to the label area, and initialization from a non-initialized state that is activated when a user requests a medium initialization If it is a request, the medium initialization process is performed after creating the label area save area, and if it is a re-initialization request from the initialized state, the label area save means is used. A medium initialization program having a function of performing a medium initialization process after saving the label area, and in order to avoid simultaneous update of the label area which is activated when the user requests the restoration of the label area. It is configured by exclusively securing a designated medium and having a label area restoring utility having a function of restoring the label area using the saved label area restoring means.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an accidental mass storage device initialization relief system of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the medium initialization program 1 is executed in response to a program execution request from a user, and the initialization mode is not set for the mass storage device 2 designated by the user and to be initialized. In the case of initialization from the initialized state, first, the label area save area 23 for saving the label area 21 is created before the actual initialization of the mass storage device 2, and the initialization mode is set. Is a re-initialization request from the initialized state, the label area saving means 4 is used to perform the label area saving processing of saving the contents of the label area 21 to the label area saving area 23 as they are,
After that, it is a program for performing actual medium initialization processing.

Further, the mass storage device 2 is a target medium for medium initialization designated by the user at the time of executing the medium initialization program 1, and when the initialization mode is initialization from a non-initialized state. , Label area 21 and data area 22
Separately from the label area save area, the label area is created before the actual initialization, has the same size as the label area 21, and can save the label area when the medium initialization program 1 is executed. You can have 23.

The label area save area 3 is a label which is activated by the medium initialization program 1 when the form of medium initialization by the medium initialization program 1 executed by the user is initialization from the initialized state. Area saving means 4
To store the label area 21 saved by
Has been created.

On the other hand, the label area restoration utility 3
Is activated when the user requests the restoration of the label area 21, and exclusively reserves the designated medium in order to avoid simultaneous update of the label area 21.
The contents are restored to the original label area 21 from the saved label area save area 23 using.

On the other hand, the label area saving means 4 performs initialization from a non-initialized state when the medium initialization program 1 executed by the user requests the label area 21 to be saved. The contents of the label area 21 are saved as they are in the label area save area 23 created when the medium is initialized.

Further, the saved label area restoring means 5 performs the medium initialization when the label area restore utility 3 executed by the user requests to restore the contents of the label area save area 23 to the label area 21. When the medium is initialized from the initialized state, the medium initialization program 1 uses the label area saving means 4 to restore the contents saved in the label area saving area 23 into the original label area 21.

[0013]

As described above, according to the mass-storage-device initialization relieving method by the error of the present invention, when the mass-storage device is initialized by the error, the data created by the file created after the initialization is used. If the area is not destroyed, it is possible to easily restore the erroneously initialized medium by simply executing the label area restoration utility by the user.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an accidental mass storage device initialization relief system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 medium initialization program 2 mass storage device 3 label area restoration utility 4 label area saving means 5 save label area restoring means 21 label area 22 data area 23 label area save area

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A label area save area having the same size as the label area on a mass storage device having a label area for collectively managing existing files and created at the time of medium initialization, and the label area. Label area saving means having a function of saving the contents of the label area to the label area saving area when there is a request for saving, and a function of restoring the contents of the saved label area saving area to the label area. And a save label area restoring unit having a storage area, and a medium initialization process after the label area save area is created if the initialization request from the non-initialized state is started when the user requests the medium initialization. If there is a request for re-initialization from the initialized state, the label area saving means is used to save the label area and then perform a medium initialization process. By using the medium initialization program and the saved label area restoration means, the designated medium is exclusively secured to avoid simultaneous update of the label area that is activated when the user requests the restoration of the label area. A mass-storage-device initialization relieving system due to negligence, comprising a label area restoration utility having a function of restoring the label area.