From: raorm@sancharnet.in   
      
   "Me"  wrote in message   
   news:45a52b66$0$17919$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...   
   > "Robert Ollier"  wrote in   
   > news:45a4de42@dnews.tpgi.com.au:   
   >   
   > > Hi Everyone   
   > >   
   > > I've posted before, but got no response. I hope someone can help me...   
   > >   
   > > I have a lot of data that has become inaccessible to me. Using the   
   > > windows file manager, the folder in question looks empty, but it's   
   > > not.   
   > >   
   > > Using the MS-Dos Command Prompt, I can view the files, and examine the   
   > > file structure, but frustratingly, still can't access the files   
   > > because they are within a sub-folder whose name I can't type - it's   
   > > made up of garbage symbols (I've attached a screen capture that might   
   > > make things clearer - if you can open it - created with ScreenShot   
   > > Pilot).   
   > >   
   > > I don't know if this represents some sort of encryption or a corrupted   
   > > sub folder. Either way, the sub-folders "/garbage/1/checked/" are not   
   > > of my creation - I tend to think that a virus scanner or something has   
   > > malfunctioned and locked my files up.   
   > >   
   > > Do you think that there's a way to get access to my files again? What   
   > > do you make of the garbage characters in the file path?   
   > >   
   > > Thanks for your help   
   > >   
   > > Robert   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > begin 666 Invisible.anf   
   > > Attachment decoded: Invisible.anf   
   > > `   
   > > end   
   > >   
   > >   
   >   
   > No, I'm not going to open this file.   
      
   Use Puppylinux(or ebcd-emergency boot disk CD) bootable CD to copy files off   
   to another folder and you can access them there.   
   Rao   
      
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