Backupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackup Amen Gary! One can not mention it enough. I just finished recovering deleted files from a friends computer. He had one of those senior moments and away went two years of hard work. He showed up at my door with tears in his eye. I spent the better part of two days recovering his data. Best regards, Dave Vaughan Backupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackupbackup Gary Templeman wrote: > It has already been mentioned that these files are backup files. The zip > file with the same name as the deleted database can also be deleted as long > as you are certain there is nothing in there you might ever need again. With > hard drive space as big and as cheap as it is nowadays, I would not delete, > but move it into a new folder named something like archives, obsolete > databases, etc. While it is good to be neet and tidy, many people have > regretted deleting old databases and GEDCOMs. Far better to burn them to a > CD and stick it in the attic > > This brings up the need for another reminder about backups in general. Those > zip files should not be your only backups. There should be backups of some > sort made to one or more other media (flash drive, CD, etc.) AND to some > off-site location. > > Gary Templeman > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dick Cazier" <[email protected]> > To: "PAF5 Users" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 11:02 PM > Subject: [PAF-5] Files Cleanup > > > >> Need a little help. I've just gone thru my PAF files to clean them up. >> I've deleted all of the GEDCOMs that I no longer need and the list files >> that went with them. >> >> That leaves me with only the various PAF databases that I use and one >> other kind of files. >> >> These files described as "Compressed (Zipped) Folder." There is one >> associated with each PAF database and one extra that doesn't associate >> with a datase. What are these files? And if they are something I should >> keep for each database, how do I delete the one that has no association. >> I think I deleted a database by the same name because I no longer needed >> it. >> >> Any help appreciated. >> Dick Cazier >> Lakewood, CO >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >