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From: "Frank Arnott" <>
Subject: Re: [FHU] Losing stuff
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 12:05:22 -0000
References: <OHECKFFEPBHGDHCFKGEPOEKMCHAA.bob.margolis@ntlworld.com>


Bob,
Have you considered some of the windows annoyances as the cause of your
problems.
For example in Windows Explorer when renaming files, it is far to easy to
select delete instead of rename a dir or file.
I have lost files this way.

You might like to consider an alternate directory browser/manager.
I can recommend Opus it is used by many professional software developers.
(Easy to use though)

A free version 6 can be obtained from

http://www.fullprograms.co.uk/downloads-cat-37.html

Or you can trial/purchase version 8 from
http://www.gpsoft.com.au/

Also Microsoft's directory search is very slow and often does not find all
files.
Try using Google's desktop search.
This is very efficient at finding any file , email , web site visited etc to
do with anything you have on your PC.
(The indexing, it always undertakes when you start up can be a bit
annoying.)

Get a free copy from the Google web site.

Hope this helps you find your lost files.

Regards,
Frank




----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Margolis" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 11:02 PM
Subject: RE: [FHU] Losing stuff


> In my experiments (with a dummy data file, I hasten to add!) I could only
> get the uninstaller to remove files it had installed. This is the usual
> case
> for InstallShield, Wise and other Windows installers. In fact, the
> installed
> files were removed, but not the folder or data file.
>
> System is Win XP Pro with SP2 and all updates. Might the Windows version
> make a difference? I wouldn't expect it to for this sort of thing.
>
> I did my best to lose it under controlled conditions and couldn't.
>
> Like Ian, I don't keep data files in the program's install folder. (I'm
> not
> quite as diligent in backing up - only two methods in use regularly.)
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Edwards [mailto:]
> Sent: 03 March 2005 22:11
> To:
> Subject: Re: [FHU] Losing stuff
>
>
> Bob Margolis wrote:
>
>>I think that my comment was misinterpreted; what I couldn't agree with was
>>that the FH installer/uninstaller was inevitably responsible for the loss
> of
>>data.
>>
>>It would be helpful if any others could duplicate the unfortunate event
>>*just* using the uninstaller and no other actions. I've tried (after
>>moving
>>a copy of the data somewhere safe). I can't get the uninstaller to remove
>>anything except what was installed (ie no data removed).
>>
>>Perhaps someone else *can* replicate the disaster. I'm sure that if there
> is
>>a bug, Simon would want to know.
>>
>>
> Just a guess Bob ...
>
> If the data files were stored in the same directory as the program,
> would they be deleted
> by running the uninstaller?
>
> This is one of the reasons I always store data files (from any program)
> well away from the
> program folder or the Windows folder!
>
> Regards,
> Ian Edwards
>
>
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