Re: NewsDir seriously clobbered

On 28/03/2017 18:25, Richard Porter wrote:
> I had a system crash that was initiated by NetSurf but it brought down
> Messenger Pro, or at least severely clobbered !NewsDir. When I
> rebooted MPro did an awful lot of disc I/O but I couldn't tell what it
> was up to.

If you have a crash, don't just reboot and let all your applications 
automatically restart, it's a recipe for for disaster.

First Boot up pressing shift or escape, then run a check with DiscKnight 
to ensure the disc structure is ok.

Then restart your major applications one by one, and if there is any 
unusual activity, immediately stop them, and investigate further.

Ensure any automated backup is disabled until you are completely sure 
everything is working. Also remember that if you do regular backups, you 
should also try regular restores - when things go wrong is not the time 
to find out your backup is not complete.

Cheers
---David
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Email: druck@...
Phone: +44-(0)7974 108301


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