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Name: tripplefreak
Date: September 8, 2003 at 06:49:09 Pacific
OS: Windows 3.11
CPU/Ram: VERY OLD!!!
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Hey people.
Remember the old backup (i.e. mwbackup) ya could do in windows 3.11?? Well, I need to find some way to get into on of these old backup files, to get the data out. Anyone know a way without using that program mentioned? Please help! A business is goin' down if I can't get it out!!!!



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Name: Z Furman
Date: September 8, 2003 at 07:37:25 Pacific
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Hi tripplefreak:
Try using the DOS msbackup to backup to floppy disks. Then copy the msbackup files to a floppy (I think there's 19-20 files) & install it on Win 95-ME (I know it worked on Win 98, but not sure on later OSs). Then you can exit to DOS to run msbackup.exe to restore data.

Good luck.
Z


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Name: tripplefreak
Date: September 8, 2003 at 15:28:31 Pacific
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Ok, unfortuantely that's not working. The MSBACKUP for DOS won't recognize the files. Using the old system (that I need to restore files to), MWBackup won't restore all the files. The "001" file is about 80 meg, and when trying to restore from it, it will only restore about 8 meg of files. None of the files that I need to restore. In the backup is the company I work for's database of sales, accounts and yada yada. So yeah, I need to get in and get these files out!


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Response Number 3
Name: Z Furman
Date: September 9, 2003 at 10:42:07 Pacific
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Hi tripplefreak:
When you try to restore do you use partial restore to just pick directories & files you need, you don't need to do full restore. You also can create a new directory first & change path of restored files to that directory. Last thing is to try restore of *.ful directory, the program will ask of last disk of backup set to restore this file which contains all backed information data list.

Good luck,
Z


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