Microsoft KB Archive/98404

= Using MS Undelete to Restore Files with Existing Filenames =

Article ID: 98404

Article Last Modified on 11/16/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q98404



SYMPTOMS
When you restore a file with Microsoft Undelete for Windows and a file with that name already exists, you receive a message stating &quot;This file already exists.&quot; If you type a new filename in lowercase letters, Microsoft Undelete for Windows saves the file to disk with a lowercase filename.

Because lowercase names are invalid in the MS-DOS file allocation table (FAT) system, many programs cannot access the lowercase-named file.



WORKAROUND
You may be able to correct this problem using the DEL command and the wildcard character (?). For example, if you want to delete &quot;wina20.386&quot;, type del ????20.386 at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER. Once you delete the file, run Undelete and restore the file again.

If this does not work, use a third-party program such as Norton Utilities by Symantec or PC Tools by Central Point Software to change the filename to uppercase letters.

Additional query words: 6.00 lower case upper lower-case upper-case

Keywords: KB98404

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