Undelete Ü ßßßßßßßßß Restores files previously deleted with the del command. Syntax: UNDELETE [[d:][path]file] [/LIST | /ALL] [/DOS | /DT] d:path\file The name of the file to recover. If not specified, try to recover all files in the working directory. /LIST List all the files that might be recoverable but do not recover them. /ALL Recover all deleted files in the working directory. /DOS Recover only those files listed as deleted from DOS. /DT Recover only those files that are delete-tracked from the DOS mirror program. Notes Use any one of the following switches: /DOS, /DT, or /ALL. If you do not specify a switch, undelete uses the deletion tracking file if it is available. If it isn't, undelete attempts to recover files by using the directory listing of deleted files. Recovering deleted files using the deletion-tracking file is usually more reliable. CAUTION: Once you delete a file from your disk, you may not be able to retrieve it. Although the undelete command can retrieve deleted files, it can do so with certainty only if no other files have been created or changed on the disk. If you accidentally delete a file that you want to keep, stop what you're doing and immediately use the undelete command to retrieve the file. Example: The following command specifies that undelete is to recover all deleted files with the .cpp extension in the dev directory of drive C, without prompting for confirmation on each file: undelete c:\dev\*.cpp /all See Also: Del Mirror Unformat