MSDOS to Windows 98 File Recovery (W98)

[CharlesCameron]

10 years ago I saved some files under MSDOS using BACKUP. Now I have Windows 98 and I cannot find any programs which understand how to do what the MSDOS RESTORE utility used to do: get my files back.

Does anyone know of a utility that works under Windows 98 and that will do this? I've tried Winzip but it doesn't understand the format.

[BertImmenschuh]

That's the downside of progress, older stuff [like me] gets left behind. If you could find a Win95 computer with Backup/Restore on it you might be able to retrieve it. I still have a hard drive with MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows for Workgroups on it just for such an occasion.

A more important problem is that Backup usually left an index on the hard drive and if that is missing [usually is] it may not be possible to retrieve the data. But one could always try, Restore may be able to retrieve it from the floppy/tape.

[Nana]

CharlesCameron,

I downloaded <font color=red>msbackup.zip</font color=red> from [/b]<a target="_blank" href=http://www.winhelp.dk/files/>[/b] this site</a>.

I have not attempted to use it, but there is a restore function. Would you be able to restore your files using that?

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