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Date:	Sat, 1 Feb 2003 07:02:45 PST8
From:	Harry Chris Motin <hmotin@attglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: recovering a deleted directory

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Butch wrote:
> a couple of ways to recover it: 1) Use Undelete command in the command
> line after adding undelete line in config.sys 2) At startup, use
> recovery mode and start with the latest archived start.

Svobi wrote:
> Both your solutions do not work properly !
> It's time to consider a serious Backup SW !!
> Good luck !!!

Butch,
Svobi is right.

As far as I know, the undelete command will only work, if you had
already set it up that way. What it does is store your deleted material
on a special directory. It remains there until you: 1.) permanently
delete it; or 2.) "undelete" it. In the event that you want to undelete
the system will then retrieve it back from that directory and put it
back in the directory and/or drive where you originally had it. But you
have to set it up that way first.

As far as the OS/2 recovery mode, that is concerned with recovering your
desktop in the event of some corruption or inability to get to the
desktop. When you make an archive, what you are doing is saving
(archiving) the desktop so that OS/2 can recover from such a problem by
going back to a previous archived version. For some reason the desktops
on all operating systems are particularily vulnerable to corruption.
This is true of Windows as well as OS/2. Therefore, extra provisions are
made in these OS's to recover from such problems.

Therefore, the long and short of it is that neither method will recover
your deleted directory.

You only save bet is to make and store periodic backups of your system.
You can use a backup program, like Back Again/2000, especially for this
process. Or you can create something on your own, using OS/2's built in
facilities. I use Back Again/2000 and it's really saved my ..., from
mistakes that I've made. On several occasions I've used their crash
recovery system and a recent backup to restore my entire system. Other
people use other things. For example, I believe that Peter Skye (a SCOUG
member) uses OS/2's XCOPY command in a program that he built. The choice
is yours. However you do it, you should make periodic backups
(especially when you install new software) so that you can restore and
recover back to a previously good and working system.

HCM

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"Info [at] SYNass.NET" wrote:
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> Hi Butch
> Warning to your assumtion on using archive !
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> The archive does not save every file ...
> ... to get a proper restore !!
>
> I am quite sure your OS2.KEY file is still not modified to
> fit perfectly to your systems need !?
>
> The best way to do this recovery is a proper restore from a backup !
> You need a frequent backup of your whole system with a Backup SW
> i.e. BackAgain ! You need a much nore frequent backup of your
> genuine and personal data !!!
>
> Both your solutions do not work properly !
> It's time to consider a serious Backup SW !!
> Good luck !!!
>
> Cheers, svobi
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> eyeleica@lvcm.com on 01.02.2003 03.12.03
> Please respond to scoug-help@scoug.com
> To: SCOUG-Help@scoug.com
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> Subject: SCOUG-Help: recovering a deleted directory
>
> I just inadvertantly deleted my ZTBold directory in my D Drive. There
> are
> a couple of ways to recover it: 1) Use Undelete command in the command
> line after adding undelete line in config.sys 2) At startup, use
> recovery mode and start with the latest archived start. I did an
> archive
> just a few days ago. In addition, I could go back and download and
> reinstall. What is the best way to do this recovery?
> Butch
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