Re: Retrieve deleted files

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2001

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texte = >Is there any way one can retrieve files that have been erased with the>WebCat delete function?First of all, DO NOT QUIT WEBCATALOG, BECAUSE THIS COMMITS ALL DB'S TO DISK IMMEDIATELY.Then, if you do NOT have your preferences set to auto-commit, you can use your OS to duplicate the db file you deleted the records from. This will duplicate the db in the state it was in BEFORE webcat commits the RAM-cached data to disk.This technique will only work if you do it quickly, here's why ...I was told by someone at PCS that there's a 'fail-safe' mechanism built into webcat that automatically commits the db's to disk every so often, even if you do NOT have the auto-commit preference enabled -- which means it's only a matter of time before webcat auto-commits to disk and overwrites your old data anyways.----------------------------------------------------Kenneth Grome & Associatesweb: http://kengrome.comemail: owner@kengrome.commobile: +63 917 254-1494office: +63 32 262-8164-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: Retrieve deleted files (Kenneth Grome 2001)
Re: Retrieve deleted files (Nitai @ ComputerOil 2001)
Re: Retrieve deleted files (Bob Minor 2001)
Re: Retrieve deleted files (Nitai @ ComputerOil 2001)
Re: Retrieve deleted files (Brian B. Burton 2001)
Retrieve deleted files (Nitai @ ComputerOil 2001)

>Is there any way one can retrieve files that have been erased with the>WebCat delete function?First of all, DO NOT QUIT WEBCATALOG, BECAUSE THIS COMMITS ALL DB'S TO DISK IMMEDIATELY.Then, if you do NOT have your preferences set to auto-commit, you can use your OS to duplicate the db file you deleted the records from. This will duplicate the db in the state it was in BEFORE webcat commits the RAM-cached data to disk.This technique will only work if you do it quickly, here's why ...I was told by someone at PCS that there's a 'fail-safe' mechanism built into webcat that automatically commits the db's to disk every so often, even if you do NOT have the auto-commit preference enabled -- which means it's only a matter of time before webcat auto-commits to disk and overwrites your old data anyways.----------------------------------------------------Kenneth Grome & Associatesweb: http://kengrome.comemail: owner@kengrome.commobile: +63 917 254-1494office: +63 32 262-8164-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Kenneth Grome

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