Re: Recovering deleted files

["Jack Shafer" jackshafer@xxxxxxxx]

Tim,

Does BigBin capture XyWin deletes?

Jack


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Subject: Recovering deleted files


> Attached is a Zip file containing BigBin, a free utility for Win95 from
> PCMagazine. When you run it, BigBin sits in your system tray and
intercepts
> DOS deletes, sending them to the Recycle Bin. This includes XyWrite DOS
> deleted files and BAK files if you have the auto backup turned on. In
effect,
> it can give you infinite undelete if you simply Save your document just
> before doing anything big (like CHange or ChangeInvisible or changing all
> your fonts): As you save, the previous BAK is deleted and the current file
> becomes the BAK file. When you screw up, just look in Recycle and grab the
> latest BAK -- or go back as many generations as you need to get to where
you
> want to be.. I haven't tried this with AutoSave, but I bet something
useful
> would show up in the Recycle Bin.
>
> In 2 years or so of running BigBin, I've never had a glitch.
>
> Tim Baehr
> baehr@xxxxxxxx
>
> P.S. I don't know if I've reported this, but I've left Zoom Telephonics
and
> am now at Lotus, working as a tech writer.
>