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PC Card Catalog Utilities           
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Recover
You carefully Backup your data on a regular basis knowing that someday the hard drive will crash, and you will desperately need to go to your Backup files. PC Card Catalog, since version 3.0, has provided a built-in Backup feature to allow simple backup to floppy diskettes or to other media such a CD recorder, ZIP drive, USB "flash drives" or network servers. However, the recovery from its Backup-created files has been a technical challenge, not impossible, just not the extra hassle you wanted to put up with. 
Recover makes the recovery process quite easy. Or you might even want to use Backup/Recover to move PC Card Catalog to another computer. Recover includes a handy "re-attach" Series Subtitles feature that could be useful even if you are not recovering from a disaster.
You may be using Recover after a disastrous crash. If this is the case, you will need to install PC Card Catalog before installing and running Recover. Use your original program CD for the installation. Once you have installed PC Card Catalog again, make certain it is running properly. Switch from the Sample data to your (now empty) Data Directory. You should also take this opportunity to install the latest update from the web site's Update page.  
Running Recover
•	As you start the Recover process, assemble ALL of the backup floppy diskettes created during your most recent Backup. Arrange them in order. No arrangement is unnecessary if you are using other media. 
Floppy diskettes can become unreliable after a period of time. It would be good to verify the quality of the files by making copies of the diskettes before implementing the Recover procedure. The ability to copy the files will be a good indicator of their reliability for the recovery process. 
•	If you did not require a new PC Card Catalog installation and are simply recovering data from the Backup files, we suggest making a copy of the existing data elsewhere on your hard drive before implementing the Recover procedure. 
•	Begin Recover by pressing your computer desktop's [Start] button, selecting “Programs” and then the menu’s “PC Card Catalog” folder. In the open folder click on Recover icon. The screen will be displayed showing a list of data to be recovered and a series of buttons across the bottom. 
•	In most cases you will select the active [Create Empty Data Files] button. This WILL DESTROY your existing data. As concerning as that sounds, it is essential before actually starting the recover process. 
•	Once the creation of empty files is complete, the [Recover from Backup Files] button will become active. Insert the first Backup diskette (if you are using diskettes) into the A: drive. In either case, press the [Recover…] button now. (If you are not using diskettes, press the [Cancel ] button at the "Drive A" request. This will display the Open File dialog. You must provide the location of the file named "PCCCitem.BAK". This can be on the hard drive, a CD, a USB "flash drive" or elsewhere. It will assume that all of the backup files are in this same location.) 
•	The recover process will proceed automatically stepping through each file. Depending on the version you are using, some files will be skipped. 
•	If you are using diskettes and have more than one, Recover will pause to ask for the next diskette. Swap to diskette #2 and so on until the process is complete. The screen will continually display the recovery count for each file.  
•	When the recovery process is complete, you will need to "re-attach" Subtitles to the respective Series Titles. To so do, press the [Reattach Series Subtitles] button. In a few cases, matches may not be found. Essential Subtitle information will be retained, but manual reattachment will be required. (See the recover log to find specific items.) 
•	When the recover process is complete exit using the [Quit] button. 
You may want to view the recover log (PCCC3recover.log) found in the Data Directory. It is a text file that can be read with NotePad.

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