You need all three of the files, or _AT_LEAST_ the Categories and Links files to restore your directory.
Each backup will number the files with a 1 or 2 ... up to ... the cutoff #.
Make sure you keep all the numbered files together.... Or the links and categories will be out of sync.
BTW... under UNIX, you almost never have to reformat, reinstall, or otherwise play the games that M$ has made us accustomed to over the past decade.
Under Unix and a Sparc chip set, if you have to get to the point of doing that, your disk drive probably needs to be replaced, not just reformatted.
The only time you would voluntarily think of this is if you had to change partition sizes, and you had no more room to add another disk (the much easier option) or you were wasting so much space in one partition you wanted to reclaim it. But, even then, there are better ways to do it :)
I LOVE UNIX !! :)
Remember, Windows systems measure uptime in hours, Unix systems it's days, weeks, months, or even years under normal use. My server reports it's last boot was 157 days ago. :) ... and that was only because I was trying to trace a bug, and wanted to eliminate that very, very small source of error.
I LOVE UNIX !! :)
PUGDOGŪ
PUGDOGŪ Enterprises, Inc.
FAQ: http://postcards.com/FAQ
Each backup will number the files with a 1 or 2 ... up to ... the cutoff #.
Make sure you keep all the numbered files together.... Or the links and categories will be out of sync.
BTW... under UNIX, you almost never have to reformat, reinstall, or otherwise play the games that M$ has made us accustomed to over the past decade.
Under Unix and a Sparc chip set, if you have to get to the point of doing that, your disk drive probably needs to be replaced, not just reformatted.
The only time you would voluntarily think of this is if you had to change partition sizes, and you had no more room to add another disk (the much easier option) or you were wasting so much space in one partition you wanted to reclaim it. But, even then, there are better ways to do it :)
I LOVE UNIX !! :)
Remember, Windows systems measure uptime in hours, Unix systems it's days, weeks, months, or even years under normal use. My server reports it's last boot was 157 days ago. :) ... and that was only because I was trying to trace a bug, and wanted to eliminate that very, very small source of error.
I LOVE UNIX !! :)
PUGDOGŪ
PUGDOGŪ Enterprises, Inc.
FAQ: http://postcards.com/FAQ
