Does Novell Store Deleted Files? 2

[srossbach]

Can anyone tell me if Novell stores files that were deleted from the server - and if so how can I locate them?

Thanks.

 

[dan]

If the directory still exists uses the salvage command. Red N in the system tray | utilities | Salvage.
If the directory has been deleted, use salvage and look at the deleted.sav directory at the root of the volumn the files were on.
Dan

 

[srossbach]

dan (MIS)

Thanks for your response - but I cannot locate the Salvage command on my Novell 5.0 system. Does it exist with this version?

Where should I be looking (server, etc....) I am lost on this one.

Thanks again.

 

[dkediger]

The Salvage command can be -potentially- run from two locations. It is a DOS utility and is located in the PUBLIC folder of the SYS volume. A tip on using the DOS version - change your directory in the DOS box to the directory where the deleted file resided first, then run SALVAGE - otherwise its a little cumbersome to navigate folders from within SALVAGE.

As mentioned previously - if the folder itself was deleted, there is a special DELETED.SAV folder off the root of each volume. This folder is normally hidden, but is what is searched if you select SALVAGE FROM DELETED DIRECTORIES from withing the SLAVAGE utility.

If you are using the Novell client with Windows, and the option has not been disabled, you can right click on the folder where the deleted file resided, and there should be an option in the pop up menu for Salvage.

Another item regarding salvage - it can be time sensitive as to how long a deleted file is retained and can be dependant on how full the volume is before deleted space is recovered and used for active files.

 

[MarcS1]

Try running Filer, it replaced salvage etc in Netware 4,5

 

[licorne]

You can find the fonction salvage in your Netware Administrator utility with Novell 5. In the menu tool choose salvage option, before select a directory you want in a volume. Then you can choose get from current directory or get from deleted directory.

licorne

 

[Pixxar]

try using filer.exe in the sysublic directory

 

[Cassaro]

I know I'm rather late getting in on this discussion but for what its worth...I found a shareware program a number of years ago that really works well for working with deleted files and directorys. The program is called NWscndel.exe and its by AMC software. The last known address I had for them is

http://www.amcsoft.demon.co.uk

I hope this helps even if it is rather late


Chuck