Well, I'm not sure how your friend could figure out the directory was damaged...but regardless, DiskWarrior is the program you want to try. Made just for that purpose. David Crandon Mary Lynch wrote: > > Can any one suggest a way around directory damage without data recovery. > The material on the firewire disk that went down is very important to > me, and I can't get the disk to mount. A friend looked it over, tried > to get it to work, and said that my directory was bad. I recovered and > repaired another disk with a bad directory, but I lost all of the data > on it. > Thank you. > Mary > > ---------- > G4ist, a listserv for discussion of everything G4. > FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/G4.html>. > Send a message to <G4-DIGEST at themacintoshguy.com> to switch to the digest. > > XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! > Dr. Bott | Now $139.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/xrouter.html> > > Dr. Bott LLC 4-port USB Hub in translucent Graphite! > Dr. Bott LLC <http://www.drbott.com/prod/ghub.html> > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Canon Digital Cameras | > --Quicksilver & refurbished G4's arriving daily! | and Camcorders!! | > > MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! > Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com> > > OS X News, Dr.Mac, Forums, Tutorials, Tips, Hints, FAQ?s - http://www.osxfaq.com