SFS and PFS won't work

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

When I first started using PFS a few years ago I really struggled with it.  Specifically, I had a hard time with some of the more technical documentation - needs a "PFS for dummies" guide.    But once I figured it out it's working great for me on both my main Amiga systems now, and I wouldn't use anything else.

Some tips:

• Use the latest version of PFS3-AIO from here:  http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/pfs3aio
  
• Also download the 53 archive from here:  http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/PFS3_53  (for the C: tools)
  
• Don't use the Amiga built-in disk format command, use the PFSFormat command line utility from the 53 archive.
• Don't use HDInstTools, use the latest version of HDToolbox from 3.9.  Well, you could use other tools, but would you use a rock to hammer in a nail?  Use the right tools for the job.  IMHO anything else and you're just going to make it harder for yourself.

Last, since I believe a picture is worth a thousand words, here's some screenshots from my system showing my settings.  Hope this helps!  

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

When adding L:pfs_aio-handler to RDB, HDToolBox says version 18.0, but a version L:pfs_aio-handler says 18.5 - why?

Haha.  Mine says the same.  No idea, but doesn't affect performance.  Maybe the author just didn't update a version string somewhere inside the file?  

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

SFS is OK until you have a problem and it can fast become a nightmare. PFS3 doesn't have these problems do in that respect it's much better. The extra features and performance improvements are icing on the cake.

One thing I will say about PFS, is does it have a recovery tool should anything go wrong?  Not that I've ever had anything go wrong, but I did try to use the recovery tool that comes in the 53 archive once, and it said it didn't work with the latest version of AIO.  Thoughts?

I only had 4  hours sleep last night, that's my excuse.

I left work at 3:30am last night...  you still have me beat!  

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Usually you would have the pfs doctor or whatever its is called in your archive.

Yes.  Doesn't work with latest version of AIO.  I can dig up the error message later, but it was pretty straight-forward - basically "Does not support this version, blah blah", the one time I tried it.