Subject Re: How can I recover deleted .wfm From Mervyn Bick <invalid@invalid.invalid> Date Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:58:43 +0200 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 2021/11/18 08:12, Emeka Ossai wrote: > Hi all, > > I mistakenly deleted my .wfm and .rep files of my app. I cannot afford to start afresh. What can I do. Can .wfo and .rep be converted to .wfm and .rep. Is there any command to recover files deleted in command prompt. Please help me > > Emeka > Unfortunately you can't "reverse engineer" the compiled files. dBASE does, however create a back-up copy of each sourcecode file as you open it for editing.  The names of these files begin with "Backup of ".   They don't show in the Navigator but they are available. With dBASE closed, use the Windows File Explorer to find the backup copy of a missing file.  Right-click on the file and use the Rename option. You then need to redo the last updates. This incident highlights the importance of having an up-to-date backup of not only all data but of sourcecode as well.  The backups can be on on the same drive to make recovery from an "oops" like this simple. A backup must, however, also be on separate media.  If your harddrive had failed you would now probably be starting the entire project from scratch.  It is possible, but there is no guarantee, to recover information from a crashed disk but it doesn't come cheap and it can take time. You should also keep a backup off-site in case of, heaven forbid, a fire or burglary. Compiled files can be recreated but sourcecode and data can be irreplaceable. Mervyn.