Recovering System Files

The Recover Files command under the Tools menu can recover project and global files only.  It cannot recover the following system files:

• PROJ.DAT (Project List)

• GLOBAL.DAT (Global List)

• MPMUSERS.DAT (User List)

To recover the system files, you must use the Recover System Files utility (for example, the MPM621.EXE file). The utility is independent of MPM and you run it from the Start » Run menu.  

Before you begin the recovery process, be sure to back up the system files and ensure that you have enough disk space (twice the size of the existing files) available for the recovered files.

Confirm that all users have logged out of MPM prior to starting the recover process.

To recover the system files, complete the following steps:

1. Click Start » Run.

2. In the Run dialog box, type the drive, directory, and filename of the Recover System Files utility (for example, C:\WINMPM\MPM621.EXE). MPM displays the Recover System Files dialog box.

3. Click the Option button for the file you want to recover.  You can recover only one file at a time.

4. Click OK to start the recovery process.

Upon completion of the recovery process, a message is displayed indicating whether the recovery was successful or unsuccessful.

• If the recovery is successful, the message indicates the location of the recovered file.

• If the recovery is unsuccessful, the message indicates the reason for the failure (for example, file locked, file corrupted, lack of disk space).

Repeat this process for each system file you wish to recover.

Related Topics

Recovering Global Sets

Recovering Project Data