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From: jsin@CS.UCLA.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Can a deleted directory be restored?
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Date: 14 Sep 88 15:28:10 GMT
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In article <37741@yale-celray.yale.UUCP> spolsky@yale.edu (Joel Spolsky) writes:
>In article <17959@mirror.TMC.COM> mguyott@prism.TMC.COM (Marc Guyott) writes:
>| Is there any way that I can restore the directory so that I can then
>| undelete the files using the Norton Utilities?  After I removed the directory
>| I powered my machine off, so I don't believe I've disturbed the FAT or any
>| other file system tables.  Any help will be appreciated.
>
>My version of Norton explicitly says "you can't restore removed
>directories". I tried. Rats.
>
Pardon me, but isn't there a program "UD.EXE" which stands for Unremove
Directories?  This is in Norton's Advanced edition, 4.0; but I think
he had this in versions before that.  It's much better than mucking with 
the fat table.....

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