aroest@fwi.uva.nl (Axel Roest (N)) (03/14/91)
To everyone (and Frank Lancaster): Yesterday I used TAR to extract files from largeness and IT WIPED MY HARDDISC !!!! DON'T USE THIS F***ING PROGRAM!!! From 200k free I suddenly have 41M free. (I can't say I'm very happy about this) The thing I did was this: tar -x largeness Quite harmless don't you think???? BTW, this was the first time I used tar. I don't know which version it was since my library is also completely erased. I just updated it quite regularly from usenet postings... The program must have 'known' what it was doing, since my harddisc file structure is still intact (from what's left). So no low level SCSI commands down the line. Because all my locked files in locked directories are also gone I suspect some rigorous WIPE * was done. However it stopped when my library was erased. All files in the root which names starts after L are still there. EMERGENCY CALL: Is there a blessed soul out there who has written a file recover utility which works with SCSI harddiscs??? I don't care if it's free or costs me a fortune (well...), I need it badly. Last backup is ofcourse months old and I've done a lot lately. Please help!! Axel -- I'ld rather have an Uttoxeter than an IBM thingy. (The meaning of Liff)