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Re: restore + system abort behavior
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sieler_allegro <[log in to unmask]>
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sieler_allegro <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 10 May 2016 12:16:45 -0700
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> On May 10, 2016, at 5:29 AM, mr_lalley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Guessing, here, but I don't think store creates the directory entry until the store is complete. 

> If the system aborts in the middle of restoring a (large) file, 
> is that file just "not there" or "is there and corrupt".

That’s true.  If you need the data from the first section of the bad file,
it is possible to get it, with some work.  (Had to do that at Intuit, year ago…
luckily, the tape error was in a large detail dataset, and was past the high water mark).)

Stan
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