Author: CLiebert
Date: 03:36:19 11/28/00
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On November 28, 2000 at 03:14:28, Harald Faber wrote: >On November 28, 2000 at 02:59:41, Anatoli wrote: > >>Hi everybody ! >> >>I had 1.5 mil. game database in ChessBase format. I collected the games for more >>then 4 years. It occupied around 1Gb space on the hard drive. I kept also the >>other databases with 100 thousands games + in them. This morning I opened the >>main database and found that there wasn't any games in it. All games >>dissappeared overnight. I open the folder with all databases and couldn't find >>the file which should have been 1 Gb. I searched everywhere but it was in vain. >>I know 200% that I didn't delete the games because the other files of the main >>database are still on the hard drive. >>What can be the reason ? Had it something to do with the new ChessBase 8 ? Just >>before that I installed the latest update. I still have both CB7 and Cb8 on my >>PC. It is absolutely useless to write to Cbessbase. Some of you wrote that >>ChessBase provided exelent service. I don't believe because they ignore any >>other messages except those relevant to ordering of their products. >>I would be happy to receive any advise from you in regard of this situatiuon. >>Could the lost file be somewhere else on the hard drive ? >>Thanks >>Anatoli > >If you can open the database within CB7 then it is clear that CB8 is the >troublemaker. If you cannot open it anyway, neither CB7 nor CB8, then probably >CB8 caused the problem if it was the last program you used when changing s.th. >in your ultra-base. May be the reason are defect sectors on your hd. It´s possible too, to avoid further losses try norton utilities 2001 or similar. BTW you always should make an update of your databases (and all other important datas) regulary on a second partition. Still better is using a cd-burner... Christian
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