I don't understand renaming the files? Are thse operating files or for sure are they database files with his contacts
--- In [email protected], "Jennifer Shelamer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Try renaming the .dat file to address.old, for example, then rename the .bak > file to address.dat. > > Good luck! > > Jennifer > > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 3:07 PM, Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I can see three files address.bak address.dat uiprefs.dat. Are these > > just basic required operating system files for the address book or > > would these/one of them have all of his old contacts? If so, do I > > just double click.copy past to quick install or what???? > > > > --- In [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com>, "Jennifer Shelamer" > > <jennifer@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Look in the address folder in his c:\Program Files\Palm\<username> > > folder. > > > > > > Jennifer > > > > > > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Jim <spillaneja@> wrote: > > > > > > > Thankfully not for myself...But in a way Worse...My nontech > > > > understanding Dad lost his phone(700p) shortly after he told me > > to > > > > delete all his info off of the computer.Didn't want anyone > > seeing his > > > > info. Probably nudy pics of my mom...Yuck..Anyways I deleted his > > > > contacts, datebook, media, etc by opening them up in the Palm > > Desktop, > > > > selecting all and deleting. Isn't it retained somewhere in the > > backup > > > > folder under a .bak .dat or .pdb file. I've already tried the > > open > > > > archive option in the file menu while having his contacts open > > and > > > > didn't work. Also tried a system restore on the computer. That > > > > restored the datebook but not contacts...HELP ANYONE??? Maday > > Mayday.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
