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Restoring truncated filenames?
Name: Gabe Date: February 12, 2003 at 23:11:24 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 700/384
Comment:
Hi all,
I rebuilt my machine and went from 98 to XP Pro when 98 crashed. I was able to xcopy "Favorites" from the C: partition to the D: partition, and then re-formated/installed XP on C:. However, my "Favorites" folders and weblinks are truncated; am I basically out of luck as far as restoring them, or is there a utility out there that can restore them to their original long filenames?
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