Orphaned files

[Mike Smith]

Hi Alex,

I have added a more recent backup to the partition but there is still
plenty of room on it.  Will I have overwritten the lost files?  I backup
by simply copying files to the backup partition - they are not
compressed.  Any suggestions appreciated.

Mike

On Mon, 2007-07-30 at 21:28 -0400, Alex Janssen wrote:
> Mike Smith said the following on 07/30/2007 06:18 AM:
> > Hello World,
> >
> > After a self inflicted foul up I re-installed Feisty.  I the 'dragged
> > and dropped' the folder containing my work files from the backup
> > partition onto the new desktop.  The folder came but the files didn't.
> > They are now marooned and, as the folder is not there, I cannot see them
> > or get at them.  Can anyone advise a rescue please.
> >
> > Mike Smith
> >
> >   
> Can you still access your backup copy?
> 
> Alex
> 
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