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From: brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Can a deleted directory be restored?
Message-ID: <3178@nicmad.UUCP>
Date: 14 Sep 88 17:40:49 GMT
References: <17959@mirror.TMC.COM> <37741@yale-celray.yale.UUCP>
Reply-To: brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video)
Organization: Mr. Video's Hangout
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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:
<| I know that files can be undeleted using the Norton Utilities.  However,
<| I deleted all of the files in a directory and then removed the directory.
<| 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.
<
<You'd think this would be possible, wouldn't you ;-)
<
<My version of Norton explicitly says "you can't restore removed
<directories". I tried. Rats.

As I indicated in a previous posting, it can be done.  Norton's just doesn't
have a utility to do it.  One must do it using the other tools provided.
But, it can be done.
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