Hi there,<br /><br />I ran a full backup the other day which generated a (monster 500 meg) tar.gz file. I opened this up in Ark (I use ubuntu) and to make things a bit easier I started deleting the content inside the archive that I didnt need. And then my laptop overheated and shut itself off.<br /><br />Now I cant get into the archive. Anyone know of a good recovery zipfix type tool. Pref linux but win32 is fine.<br /><br />Fingers crossed someone does, because the account has since been deleted and this backup file is my only hope of recovering some much needed graphics files!<br /><br />Thanks in advance<!--content-->
I use a file manager called Total Commander from<br /><b>http://www.ghisler.com/</b><br />to just go inside of the compressed file by double clicking until you see the folders inside <br />keep going inside to the desired folder and drag the folder I want such as the image folder and drop it in the other window. Then it will uncompress the folder to the other window.<br /><br />Althought I never use the full backup because of its size<br />I use the home directory backups,<br />but this will work.<!--content-->
<!--QuoteBegin-TCH-Don+Jun 27 2005, 06:14 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TCH-Don @ Jun 27 2005, 06:14 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I use a file manager called Total Commander from<br /><b>http://www.ghisler.com/</b><br />to just go inside of the compressed file by double clicking until you see the folders inside <br />keep going inside to the desired folder and drag the folder I want such as the image folder and drop it in the other window. Then it will uncompress the folder to the other window.<br /><br />Althought I never use the full backup because of its size<br />I use the home directory backups,<br />but this will work.<br /><div align="right"><a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=137304"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />I tried Total Commander, and it couldnt get into the file <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> then after much googling I found a program called tar repair or (something like that) which also could not get into it. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> <br /><br />So now I am stuck with a backup I cant get into. And really need to. Do you know if TCH provide backups in special circumstances like this? I really hope so.<br /><br />Thanks for the tips though Don, it was certainly worth a try.<!--content-->
John, open a help desk ticket and ask. Wouldn't hurt. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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I use a file manager called Total Commander from<br /><b>http://www.ghisler.com/</b><br />to just go inside of the compressed file by double clicking until you see the folders inside <br />keep going inside to the desired folder and drag the folder I want such as the image folder and drop it in the other window. Then it will uncompress the folder to the other window.<br /><br />Althought I never use the full backup because of its size<br />I use the home directory backups,<br />but this will work.<!--content-->
<!--QuoteBegin-TCH-Don+Jun 27 2005, 06:14 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TCH-Don @ Jun 27 2005, 06:14 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I use a file manager called Total Commander from<br /><b>http://www.ghisler.com/</b><br />to just go inside of the compressed file by double clicking until you see the folders inside <br />keep going inside to the desired folder and drag the folder I want such as the image folder and drop it in the other window. Then it will uncompress the folder to the other window.<br /><br />Althought I never use the full backup because of its size<br />I use the home directory backups,<br />but this will work.<br /><div align="right"><a href="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=137304"><img src='http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_images/1/post_snapback.gif' alt='*' border='0' /></a></div><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />I tried Total Commander, and it couldnt get into the file <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> then after much googling I found a program called tar repair or (something like that) which also could not get into it. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> <br /><br />So now I am stuck with a backup I cant get into. And really need to. Do you know if TCH provide backups in special circumstances like this? I really hope so.<br /><br />Thanks for the tips though Don, it was certainly worth a try.<!--content-->John, open a help desk ticket and ask. Wouldn't hurt. <img src="http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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