Re: Undelete in Panther

[Paul Nicholson]

I haven't had experience with panther per se, but previous experience 
tells me that if the system was used afterwards it is likely some of 
the storage locations of the file have been reused and that the 
allocation tables have been wiped too. Thus, there is a good 
possibility that all that is remaining are blocks of portions of the 
file. If only a few small files have been created on the computer since 
the accidental deletion, the odds are better. Recovery would likely 
involve examination of all the unallocated storage and fitting the 
pieces back together like a jigsaw puzzle with no guarantee that a lot 
of the puzzle has not been lost.

The is still however, a possibility you may get lucky and the 
allocation tables and storage are intact.

Paul

On Mar 19, 2004, at 9:41 PM, Vern wrote:

Does anyone have any experience with undeleting files in Panther? I 
have a student who accidentally deleted his completed video project 
before it was assessed, and both he and I are anxious to avoid having 
to redo the project. The project was on a shared iBook, which saw use 
after the deletion, so I'd like to at least be able to check to see if 
the files are recoverable before spending money on software. Had 
access to Norton Utilities 2002 but it doesn't even see the drive. 
Google search found VirtualLab, but am having problems connecting with 
their server (could be a network issue on my end).

TIA,
Vern
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