Hi Jens I assume you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP on the computer and that you can connect your portable hard disk to the computer via USB or Fire wire right?
Yes "CMD" is the commando interpreter from Windows and "ren" is a dos short command for rename. Start is your "Start button" for accessing programs and other things under Windows and there you go to run and type cmd to open that window. But in your case, it is a misnamed directory not a file, so you would have to use "rd /s" to get rid of all directories or simply reformat the drive after having copied the good files elsewhere. Be careful with those commands to execute them on the right drive letter (for ex f: (your external disk) please! greetings Markus >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 9:12 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: Retrieving bad files >> >> >>Thanks Markus >>But I don't know what you mean by "Start --> run --> cmd >>ren" >> >>IS thas MS DOS commands? >>Jens Bladt >>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt >> >> >>-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >>Fra: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sendt: 5. juni 2005 05:51 >>Til: [email protected] >>Emne: RE: Retrieving bad files >> >> >>Hi Jens >>try renaming that file manually. >>You better move the good ones first out of that directory. >>Start --> run --> cmd >>ren <first letter of bad named file>???????.* <goodname>.* >> >> >>that should solve the problem. >> >>greetings >>Markus >> >> >> >>>>I have dumped RAW files in my portable hard drive. Can anyyone >>>>direct me to >>>>some soft ware that might help, please? >>>>I can't open the parent file hasw a funny name (not real letters) - my >>>>computer tells me it's portected agains writing! >>>>Jens >>>> >>>> >> >> >>
