> > On Thu, 3 Nov 1994 11:07:45 +0100 (MET), Frode Tennebo said: > > MessDos deletes files by marking the first letter in the filename > > is marked '?'. > > Indeed, so does the Sam and so does CP/M (although the ? is probably a > zero character).
On the SAM it is NULL, but I seem to remember it's a '?' on MS/DOS. > > > To undelete > > all you have to replace the '?' with some legal character. Then IF you'r > > lucky and MS/DOS have not used any of the sectors related to that > > file, voila, you have an undeleted file. > > Of course, a good undelete utility checks all the sectors to make sure > they are not used by any other file. If they are not, then you have a > good chance of getting a good copy, and otherwise you are stuffed... Of course... > > imc > -- * Frode Tennebo * It's better to live life in * * email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * wealth and die poor, than live * * phone: +47 712 57716 * life in poverty and die rich. * * snail: Parkv. 31, 6400 Molde, NORWAY * -Frode Tennebo*
