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Can't Use BACKUP And RESTORE From Different D |
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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS
Problem
Symptoms: A customer's WP 5.0 files were corrupted by backing them up with DOS 3.1 BACKUP and restoring them with DOS 5.0 RESTORE. The customer wanted to know if the files could be salvaged or restored. The customer is now using WP 5.1 on a new computer. Solutions: The files are completely corrupted and can't be retrieved into WP 5.1. They can be converted using the DOS Text Retrieve function (Ctrl-F5). The files will import with the remnants of the prefix and other packets importing as garbage, which can be easily deleted. How/Why: MSDOS' BACKUP and RESTORE commands are only compatible within the same DOS version. You can't BACKUP with DOS 3.1 and RESTORE with DOS 5.0 without problems. There should be an error message, but many customers do not receive one. |
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