-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

At 06:57 PM 5/17/2002 -0700, you wrote:


>   These "subsequent accesses" don't just include READs.  They include
>WRITING the updated index when a change is made to a file on the
>disk. The OS assumes that the cached index info is correct, and that
>it can allocate new files/blocks and update the index on the disk,
>based on that cached info.
>   Even though MOST of the data blocks of your old files are probably
>still on the drive, the information which linked them together as
>files has been written over with the FAT info for another diskette.
>
>   It's possible that a professional "data recovery" outfit could
>help, especially if you're willing to give them lots of money.
>
>David Gillett


Oh, I see, in a word I'm (expletive grudgingly deleted).  The files
contains personal data and is not replaceable and I can't pass the cost of
recovery along.  Do you what tools these recovery specialist utilize?  And,
again,thanks for the reply.


Ian Carmichael
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com>

iQA/AwUBPOZ+iXNcWVlGmHc7EQLehACg3Ix1hdJJyYEEM9/ZdPqRmsMFUAYAn21z
uoqRRv6qPGVeATUHgUzFBrxD
=iRfP
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

                         PCSOFT's List Owner's:
                      Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]>
                       Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>