HyperCard 1.2.5: The Repair Stack

Some HyperCard 1.2.5 stacks can become damaged in a way that lets you view all but a few "broken" cards in the stack. When you try to go to a damaged card, you could get the error "Unknown Error 5534" or something similar. These stacks will not convert well into HyperCard 2.0, if they can be opened at all.
There is no way for you to recover the information in the damaged cards. But you might be able to discard the damaged cards and create a new stack that works properly.

Two years ago, Apple Computer released a simple utility, named Recover, that lets you try to salvage the good cards in the stack. It works by copying cards one by one into a new stack, and skipping bad cards.

This utility is available from GEnie, CompuServe, and user groups.

This article is adapted from the Claris Tech Info database.
Published Date: Feb 19, 2012