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#Lost File!

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#114895From: Ed SilvaMar 21, 1988 1:53 AM
hello, after doing some heavy i/o on my master C source code 5-1/4" drive , and trying to 'read' my #include MyDef.h file , the compiler load it up but to my surprise it was EMPTY! , for some reasons the file got zapped!, question : anybody knows how can I recover this file or do we have a utility in the DL's that might recover the file or is there a program out there that is similar to Norton utilities Thanks Ed
#114912From: Don Curtis/SYSOPMar 21, 1988 2:29 PM
Ed, As long as the file didn't get overwritten, DSKSLV.ARC in DL 10 should be able to recover the file; however, as a precaution…I'd do a DISKCOPY from you master to a new disk and run DSKSLV against the new disk. Don
#115043From: Ed SilvaMar 22, 1988 1:32 AM
Will do Don …thanks…!
#114966From: BILL LEACHMar 21, 1988 9:28 PM
Ed: Hazy's disksavl may help. At least you can write protect the disk before you try so that if it does not do the job at least you will not have done any additional damage (ie. you could still go in with diskzap and try recovering one sector at a time). 73, bill
#115044From: Ed SilvaMar 22, 1988 1:33 AM
Thanks will do!
#115185From: BILL LEACHMar 23, 1988 4:47 AM
Ed: You are welcome! The mention that Don made about running disk copy is a good idea of course however, in some cases that is not possible if the structure of the disk has become corrupt. If you use DiskDoctor instead of DiskSav you definately want to make a copy first if at all possible since DiskDoctor actually writes to the disk. If the disk can not be copied (validation error) then always try disksalv first then diskdoctor (occassionally diskdoctor will recover more of a file than disksalv). 73, bill