On Sep 17, 2010, at 21:12, Peter Rich wrote:
> So, even though the information is stored in each individual file, extended
> attributes are stored elsewhere? If this is the case, how do I back them up
> in a way that preserves the extended attributes?
>
> -Peter-
>
The information is not stored IN each file. Extended attributes are extra data
associated with each file (where they're stored exactly is an implementation
detail of the file system). Backup tools ideally should backup all the
information in and associated with the file, including extended attributes.
However, not all backup tools do this, which is why some backup tools are
better than others. There is some information and links about all this on the
Wiki.
Christiaan
> On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Christiaan Hofman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Sep 17, 2010, at 20:52, Peter Rich wrote:
>
> > I recently had my hard drive crash. In restoring all the data, I have now
> > gone back to several .pdfs that I was positive had several notes made in
> > them in Skim, yet opening them in Skim, none of them have notes anymore. Is
> > there any way to recover that data?
> >
> > --
> > Peter Rich, PhD
> > peter_rich [at] byu [dot] edu
> > Instructional Psychology & Technology
> > Brigham Young University
> > Provo, Ut 84602
>
> Unless you have backed them up in a way to preserves the extended attributes,
> or using .skim files, I'm afraid the data is permanently lost.
>
> Christiaan
>
>
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