Problem using GTAK to restore

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From: Kevin N. Carpenter
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 12:08

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I seem to be having problems getting gtar (from the gtak201b.zip package) to
restore any *.exe files.  The backup ran fine, and a "tar -tv" shows the files
as being present.  When I do a "tar -xvw" it ask me if I wish to restore the
first exe file, I see a bunch of disk and tape activity (it looks like its
restoring), and no error messages are generated.  However, a dir command does
not show the file as being present.

Normally, I'd just use a utility to see if perhaps it simply has the wrong
attributes, but I can't do that right now.  You see, 2.1Beta caused me
enough grief that I reformated my disk, and I'm trying to restore my old
2.0+SP system, including those utilities.  In other words, I'm in PANIC mode!

Any suggestions?
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Kevin Carpenter       Internet:  kncarp@nicsn1.monsanto.com
Monsanto Company      Fidonet:   1:100/215.0 (home)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
Opinions expressed are those of the author, not the company he works for.

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