Viewing the properties of a drive within a recovery point in the Veritas System Recovery Disk

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
You can view the properties of a drive within a recovery point in the Veritas System Recovery Disk.
To view the properties of a drive within a recovery point in the Veritas System Recovery Disk
  1. Start the computer by using the Veritas System Recovery Disk.
  1. Click Recover, and then click Recover My Files.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • In Veritas System Recovery, on the View menu, click Tools. ClickRun Recovery Point Browser.
    • On the Windows Start menu, click Programs > Veritas System Recovery > Recovery Point Browser.
  3. In the Recovery Point Browser, in the tree panel, double-click the recovery point file name that contains the drive that you want to view.
  4. Select the name of the drive.
  5. Do one of the following:
    • On the File menu, click Properties.
    • Right-click on the drive name within the recovery point, and then click Properties.
      Description Displays a user-assigned comment that is associated with the recovery point.
      Original drive letter Displays the original drive letter that was assigned to the drive.
      Cluster size Displays the cluster size (in bytes) that is used in a FAT, FAT32, or NTFS drive.
      File system Displays the file system type that is used within the drive.
      Primary/Logical Displays the selected drive's drive status as either the primary partition or the logical partition.
      Size Displays the total size (in megabytes) of the drive.
      This total includes used and unused space.
      Used space Displays the amount of used space (in megabytes) within the drive.
      Unused space Displays the amount of unused space (in megabytes) within the drive.
      Contains bad sectors Identifies whether there are any bad sectors on the drive.
      Cleanly quiesced Identifies whether the database application quiesced properly when a recovery point was
      created.
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