Please note that my email address has changed to jeffj@ro.com and the documentation has not yet been changed to reflect this.

HPFSRem is a utility that allows removable disks formatted with HPFS (or other file systems that assumes fixed disks) to be removed without the system crash that would otherwise follow. HPFSRem does NOT format disks with HPFS, but I have included methods on how do this in the documentation.

I have found that with my knowledge there is little more I can do to improve HPFSRem. Even if I did have a few more things I could add to it, I would be hard pressed to find the time. Plus, I have given up on the notion that I'll be able to make a little spending money off of the program (only had one registration).

So, in hopes that it will be improved further to everyone's benifit, I am relasing the HPFSRem source code on the GNU Free Software License. I will be happy to try to maintain this web site to facilitate informing users of HPFSRem any new fatures that are added as a result.

In addition, the web site now has two other sets of software for HPFS removability available for download (one has been here for a while). Both packages are free and don't come with source code. When compared with these two options, I think both users and programmers will appriciate HPFSRem's unique approach that does not require device drivers.

Many people have gotten IBM's HPFS removability drivers to work, but I haven't. If you can't, just use HPFSRem. Also, IBM's package includes a new IBM1S506.ADD file that reportedly improves performance on some computers. Its a "bus master beta" and runs fine on my system. You might want to try it even if you don't need HPFS removability.

If you've upgraded to OS/2 Warp v4 from an older version of OS/2, and your removable drive isn't removable anymore, than you may need to reinstall the drivers for your removable drive.

Select some information to view

• Drive compatability list -- includes links to device drivers
• Formatting disks with HPFS when FDISK can't find the drive
• Information on Errors and how to report them
• Full documentation for HPFSRem -- the same as the documentation included with the program. Please note that some of the documentation is out of date. This web site contains the latest information.
• Downloads related to HPFSRem, including other software to remove HPFS disks.
• Download HPFSRem v1.2 -- includes bug fixes by James Gibb

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