Very often you delete files that are no longer of use to you by using the DEL command of DOS. It may happen that you inadvertently delete files that are needed. There is no need to panic. The NetWare SAL VAGE utility enables you to recover these files.
All you need to do is specify the directory from which the file was deleted, give the name of the file that was deleted, and the file will be recovered.
For instance, if you want to recover a deleted file FORMAT.COM from the directory UTILS, you invoke the SALVAGE utility from the NetWare prompt. The Main Menu as in Figure is displayed on your screen.
SALVAGE - Main Menu
You select the option Select Current Directory and you are prompted to enter the name of the directory, in this case VOL1:UTILS, from where you want to recover the deleted file (refer Figure down).
SALVAGE - Current Directory Path
SALVAGE will then take you back to the Main Menu, where you select the option View/Recover Deleted Files. You are then prompted to enter the filename, in this case FORMAT.COM (refer Figure down). The file will then be salvaged.
SALVAGE - File Recovery
A wildcard pattern match can also be specified instead of the filename. SALVAGE displays a list of files that match the wildcard pattern from which you can select the files that you want to recover. At any time during this operation, if you want to return to the NetWare prompt, you press the <Esc> key.