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I accidently overwrote a linux shell program and would like to fix it
I accidentally overwrote one of the programs in the /bin directory, and would like to fix it. I am using Ubuntu 11.10, and would like some way to re-install just this file, without having to ...
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I've copied a folder over another one on my Mac, what can I do?
I've been designing a website for the past couple of weeks on my local server and I made some quick last changes before the meeting later this day.
Being new with OS X, I copied the folders over to ...
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Recover overwritten external hard-drive
I had some data in my external hard drive (eHD), and performed a dd to backup my ubuntu filesystem onto the eHD.
I thought it would maintain the data that was previously there, plus the backup.
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FTP upload & overwrite does NOT overwite, but creates [file.ext].# instead
This question is a duplicate of one in StackOverflow, and I was recommended to ask this question here instead. My apologies if the multi-post is undesirable.
I have a very strange issue with FTP that ...
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How can I copy files and only overwrite if filesize differs?
What I'm looking for is something that seamlessly works within the windows GUI, not a command-line utility like robocopy. I do lots of small copy/pastes of various files and I'd like windows to just ...
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What does “type nul > somefile” do to “somefile” in Windows?
Specifically, does it overwrite the entire file on disk? I saw a batch script website recommend generating an FTP script on the fly and then "securely" erasing it with the command in title. Is there ...
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How to increase Hard-Disk LifeSpan?
1) What factors affect the life of a hard disk?
2) Does frequent writing on the disk reduce its life?
3) What is the average life span of a hard disk under normal condition?
4) Does less writing ...
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Linux group permissions getting overwritten by owner
I am not a user of Linux, but I am encountering some permissions problems with it that I hope someone can shed some light on.
Bit of background: A colleague of mine has a Linux box (running Debian I ...
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How to find the original content when the folder is already “replaced”?
I'm new to mac and I made a big mistake. I was trying to back up internal HD (macbook pro). While I wanted to save what was on internal HD's "Folder A", there was already a folder named "Folder A" on ...
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updating a source tree with another one
I have an existing source-tree, with a bunch of subdirectories and thousands of source files.
I have a new source-tree where some of the files have been updated and some new files/directories added.
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File overwritten— good utilities for recovering?
I didn't delete my file, but rather, overwrote it on the hard drive. I'm on Windows XP. Is there a way for me to rollback to the older version, a utility (Windows built-in or 3rd party) that will do ...
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Does NTFS overwrite file on the same physical location (sector)?
I want to recover an overwritten file on a NTFS partition.
Let's say I have file named A in a directory.
I made another file but I saved this new file with the same name, "A". Will the new file ...
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“File is in use”
more specifically, I'm trying to rename or overwrite a file, and get the message "Access Denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and the file is not currently in use."
Is there a ...
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Windows INSERT key anti-functionality accidentally triggers; how to stop it permanently?
We all use editing facilities to change a line of text as we are entering it. There are two principal editing modes within a line, a) "insert mode" which inserts non-editing characters at the point of ...
