I accidently deleted a note and have tried switching to several backup files but the missing note never reappears and I am certain it must have been in some.
What is going on, is Epim deleting it in all .epim files as soon as they are opened?, are there any other means of recovery?
Restore from backup
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Re: Restore from backup
Did you look in thrash?
Perhaps you marked it as "private" and EPIM not to show privater items?
Perhaps there is a space on start of the note-name and therefore you can´t find it?
EPIM is not deleting items for itself.
I had to use a backup file once in many years- but all was there as it should.
Perhaps you marked it as "private" and EPIM not to show privater items?
Perhaps there is a space on start of the note-name and therefore you can´t find it?
EPIM is not deleting items for itself.
I had to use a backup file once in many years- but all was there as it should.
Re: Restore from backup
Tash is empty, not marked as private and don't know about "Perhaps there is a space on start of the note-name and therefore you can´t find it?" I could always find it before.
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Re: Restore from backup
It sounds like you donot know, when exactly you deleted the note?
How can you be sure, it must be there in a certain backupfile?
How can you be sure, it must be there in a certain backupfile?
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Re: Restore from backup
Normally, all deleted items first go to the Trash, unless the explicit shortcut for deletion is used (Shift + Del), which bypasses the Trash module. So, if you notice an item missing, please check the Trash first. If you do not find it there, then look for it in the backup files.
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Re: Restore from backup
If it isn't in trash, and isn't in backups, then I'd guess it is in your database, but has some parameter, like a group setting, that is keeping it from the view you are looking through.
Re: Restore from backup
It was deleted on April 5th and I have tried every backup from 3 drives that I back up to in rotation but I can't find the missing stuff.
I was looking for some stuff in a note and noticed some numbers in a box at the bottom, just above the leaf tab and when i clicked on it what appeared to be just a load of garbage came up so I deleted it but other stuff went with it.
I was looking for some stuff in a note and noticed some numbers in a box at the bottom, just above the leaf tab and when i clicked on it what appeared to be just a load of garbage came up so I deleted it but other stuff went with it.
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Re: Restore from backup
How far back do your backups go? I make local images every month, differentials every week and cloud with 30 previous versions every day, plus daily data backups with 3 previous versions retained.
In any case, EPim isn't going to mess with changing your backups. This is one of the use cases for backups.
In any case, EPim isn't going to mess with changing your backups. This is one of the use cases for backups.