Subject Re: How can I recover deleted .wfm From Emeka Ossai <megameks@yahoo.com> Date Thu, 18 Nov 2021 03:21:36 -0500 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Hello Mervyn, The backup files are all compiled Emeka Mervyn Bick Wrote: > 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. > > >