Might also be permissions. Cd would have "read-only perms set by default, and pics may also have permissions set for the previous user. If GID's don't match this could also be the problem.
Lanman *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 1/20/2004 at 3:11 PM John Richard Smith wrote: >Marc wrote: > >>Yesterday I went to do a clean install of 9.2 I had a number of files in >my >>home directory and before formatting the hard drive burnt everything in >home >>to CD. I had a number of files that must have been email attachments. >They >>were in my home/documents directory and had jpg images in them. >> >> After doing the fresh install of 9.2 and putting the files back in >>home/documents they now appear as a icon with a yellow envelope with a >sheet >>of paper behind it. They have no suffix in the file name to identify >them as >>jpg pdf or anything. My question is how can I open these files and >recover >>the data on them? >> >> Yeah I know I should have thought of that a bit sooner. >> >> TIA >> Marc >> >> >Cann't you put the backup cd in a drive and right mouse click the file >icon to some display programme. >John > >-- >John Richard Smith >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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