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From: hoctor@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Can a deleted directory be restored
Message-ID: <7700071@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 15 Sep 88 18:10:00 GMT
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<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.

The latest versions of Norton DOES have a UD command that un-deletes
direcories.  I have the Advanced Edition and it has such a utility, I
have tried it and it works.

hoctor@osiris