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Starting RDB-Salv

RDB-Salv is started from the Workbench by double-clicking on it's Icon. A window will open, presenting the main menu. This lets you choose between multiple pages of functions.

About
The Information Page (section About). Information about those who contributed to RDB-Salv is presented here.
Backup
The section Backup Page. Backups of the RDB and associated management block can be created with the aid of this page.
Restore
The section Restore Page. This page is needed to write the backed-up RDB and management blocks back to the hard disk.
Salvage
The section Salvage Page. Un-corrupted data, still on your hard disk is used to try to re-establish the RDB and associated management blocks using the functions on this page. Salvage attempts meet with a success rate of well over 90 %, though 100 % can never be guaranteed.
Read
The section Read Page. All available RDB and management blocks are read and displayed using this page. It's also possible to search for long-lost RDB and management block data. For example; any backup copies which have been saved to the hard disk against the recommendation to save them to floppies.

Click on one of the five gadgets in the main menu to select the page you wish to use.


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