oh bugger.....help!!
10 January 2002, 01:26 PM
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just lost 3 yrs worth of work/database on the system at work...any ideas on retrieval?
[IT knowledge]
Its a windows based PC
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...the IT geeks at work have said to fill a request in and they'll help....sometime next friggin' week tho [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
[IT knowledge]
Its a windows based PC
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...the IT geeks at work have said to fill a request in and they'll help....sometime next friggin' week tho [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
10 January 2002, 03:24 PM
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Do you know the name of the database file, or what type of file it is? If you are getting a message that the file is corrupt you may be able to use the database application to repair it
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11 January 2002, 07:30 AM
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What sort of database is it??? Access, SQL ??? or some other Generic brand
Are the files still on the PC?
If the files are still on the PC then do you get an error dialog when you try to open them??? That is are the files still there but the database simply corrupted.
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What sort of database is it??? Access, SQL ??? or some other Generic brand
Are the files still on the PC?
If the files are still on the PC then do you get an error dialog when you try to open them??? That is are the files still there but the database simply corrupted.
Richard
11 January 2002, 12:53 PM
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**UPDATE**
...the IT nerds from upstairs decided to get off their scrawny ***** and mooch on over earlier today... the news hot off the press is we're boned - cant retrieve anything at all, no-one made back up disks and some **** shredded the paper copies a coupla months ago...
what sort of circus have I started working for ?? [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
...the IT nerds from upstairs decided to get off their scrawny ***** and mooch on over earlier today... the news hot off the press is we're boned - cant retrieve anything at all, no-one made back up disks and some **** shredded the paper copies a coupla months ago...
what sort of circus have I started working for ?? [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
11 January 2002, 02:08 PM
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You always have to blame us IT guys - dont you!
It was probably some end user developed Access DB that no-one in IT got told about, so never got backed up cause it was on the HD of the machine, and not on the server.....
(Thats what happens to me mostly anyway - nothing personal)
It was probably some end user developed Access DB that no-one in IT got told about, so never got backed up cause it was on the HD of the machine, and not on the server.....
(Thats what happens to me mostly anyway - nothing personal)
11 January 2002, 02:15 PM
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I agree with Crispin! I work for the NHS and the amount of times this happens and we get the blame even though the user has implemented the database themselves and keeps it on their on HD. Then they have the cheek to say its IT's fault for not getting it back/keeping their own backup! As I say to everyone.....if its not on your User Directory back it up yourself!
11 January 2002, 02:53 PM
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...dunno Nick - I got into the office yesterday and my secretary said we've lost 3yrs worth of Health and safety Data/accident reports yadda yadda yadda... sad techies upstairs reckon they're gone permanently and cant offer an explaination 
Still blaming them tho
Still blaming them tho
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Absolute cod mate. Find out for sure whether the necessary files were all based on your c drive, if it is indeed that the files have been deleted and not corrupted and come beck to me. I have used a couple of bloody brilliant file salvaging programs that have pulled files back from being fully deleted over 3 months ago
eek: Happy to help if I can.
Cheers,
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eek: Happy to help if I can.Cheers,
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Sheeeeeeeeiiiiit Rich - not good I'd do as Daz suggests and blame the IT nerds
OR
go to your boss and calmly ask for the back-up files so that you can replace the data that you accidently lost then sit back and wait for the screams from the IT room
Hope you get it sorted
Sal.
[Edited by scoobychick - 1/11/2002 1:34:16 PM]
I'd do as Daz suggests and blame the IT nerds OR
go to your boss and calmly ask for the back-up files so that you can replace the data that you accidently lost then sit back and wait for the screams from the IT room
Hope you get it sorted
Sal.
[Edited by scoobychick - 1/11/2002 1:34:16 PM]