Doing backups without every testing if they are good is shear folly. I know that testing is not in the FAQ about backups, but it should be.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 2:13 PM > To: TechRocks Support > Subject: [support] RE: Recovery > > > Doreen, > > Are you restoring the entire database (all twentysome files)? You may > already be doing that, but if not, it's necessary to replace all > files with > the last good backup. After replacing all files, if you still > get messages > about damaged files, it suggests that the backup itself may actually be > corrupted. > > I hope this helps... > > Regards, > > Eric Johnson > Colorado Environmental Coalition > > -----Original Message----- > From: Doreen Arruda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 12:04 PM > To: TechRocks Support > Subject: [support] Recovery > > > Hi, > > I'm new to the listserve. Hope someone has some insight on my > problem with > recovery. I know I'm not supposed to use the recovery process outlined in > the Ebase manual, so I haven't. I use Filemaker 4.0, Ebase, V 1.02. I > have a backup of our database on a zip disk. The copy I have on > the backup > is a good, current copy. When I try to restore from the backup, Ebase is > still saying that "Names is damaged and cannot be opened. Use the recover > command to recover this file." Can anyone help me with this? Thanks. > > Doreen M. Arruda > > Northern Forest Center > P.O. Box 210 > Concord, NH 03302 > 603.229.0679 > 603.229.1719 (fax) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.northernforest.org > > > ------------------ > Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to > http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the > email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------------------ > Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to > http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and > enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase > support list:: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
