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> Hi Folks > > I recently had a hard drive failure, but have managed to salvage most of > my repository (I also have slightly older backed up versions). Can someone > point me to documentation about restoring from a backed up repository? I > have a couple of specific questions: > > 1/ Can I just copy selected folders on the root from the backed up > repository into a new CVSNT repository or do I need to restore the entire > repository? (there were a few experimental projects in there that I no > longer need in the repository because they create confusion) What are the > potential conflicts with doing this? Just copy the repository structure back... you can simply wipe out any of your experimental modules. > > 2/ When I copied from my failed hard drive, i think i missed all of the > hidden files in the repository. Will I be able to restore without these > (It's something of any effort to go back to the failed drive again to get > the hidden files, but I can always restore one of the older backups) There shouldn't be any hidden files in the repository. -- David Somers typographer/programmer/whatever