I have no idea; I have no experience with rolling back computers. I don't think it matters. I think what I would do is e-mail myself both of the address databases from the restored PC, then go to the present and put them in the correct folder (after making copies of the databases that are already in that folder - it doesn't matter what you call the copies or where you put them, just call them something different so the files won't be overwritten when you restore the previous files with the same names).
Jennifer On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 3:43 PM, Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, that helps me understand...one more beforehand, do I leave the > computer restored back to the Date prior to my deleting or does it > matter you think? > > --- In [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com>, "Jennifer Shelamer" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > They are database files. The .dat file is the active file, > and .bak is the > > backup file, which may or may not still have his contacts. Rename > the .dat > > file first so you don't overwrite it. You can always rename it > back from > > address.old to address.dat. When you rename the .bak file to .dat, > it > > becomes the active database. > > > > Jennifer > > > > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I don't understand renaming the files? Are thse operating > files or > > > for sure are they database files with his contacts > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com> <treo% > 40yahoogroups.com>, "Jennifer > Shelamer" > > > <jennifer@> > > > 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 <spillaneja@> 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> <treo% > 40yahoogroups.com> <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] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
