Folder Problem?

2006-08-19

I partition my hard drive (OS is Windows XP Professional). One of my partitions I call "websites" and it contains all my website files (flas, psd, etc...)

I name the folders the site name. So for example one folder name is "Trackie.ca"

One of these folders recently messed up and is now a .ca file instead of a folder? So I believe I lost everything in that folder.... Has this ever happened to anyone else? Anyone know why this would happen? Should I not be renaming folders with a .com or .ca at the end? Anyway I lost a lot of files because of this one folder and don't want it to happen again...

Hope someone can help!

Nutrox · 2006-08-19 #2

I'm not sure why your folder died like that, but I normally name folders in a similar way and haven't had a problem with it before, although I normally replace .com .net etc with .local

Maybe .ca is a file extension recognised by your OS? That might cause a few problems.

Renjamin · 2006-08-19 #3

Well I know windows is not to keen on having folder extentions .com and .ca etc...

Remove the extension on the folder you have set and see if you can still gain access to it.

I dont ever use extentions windows doesn't like.

Check your Event Viewer to see if the Operating System gave any errors.

I'm not sure why you would name your folders .local or anything windows doesn't recognize.

Hope you resolve your issue.

Nutrox · 2006-08-19 #4

Originally posted by Renjamin
...
I'm not sure why you would name your folders .local or anything windows doesn't recognize.
...

If you are working on multiple sites then naming the folders to match the web site's url makes things a lot easier, and it's also handy when setting up host names and sub domains for running locally with Apache. I know a lot of people and companies that do the same thing.

Renjamin · 2006-08-19 #5

Your absolutely right Nutrox, however

a file in unix "rc.local" (for instance), windows would never recognize. The extension for windows is invalid. And if you name your folder Renjamin.local, Windows would never understand it.

That's the point I'm making.

AdamStacey · 2006-09-27 #6

Thanks for the help guys.

I ended up not being able to retrieve the files and now for some reason I dont even see the ".ca" file...

So I tried a Flash decomplier (because I had everything else on my server except for the .fla files....). But the decompiler doesn't seem to work correctly for me... I don't really have much experience with decompilers.

If anyone out there wants to try to decompiler the online swf files back to .fla file please give it a try and hopefully you have better luck than me... It would save me a ton of time rather than re-creating the flas... You can download the swf files here: http://trackie.ca/SWFFiles.zip

Matt-Norwood · 2006-09-28 #7

Also, this is a kind reminder that everyone should backup their files regularly. Even just a cheap external hard drive. Still amazes me how often most people forget to do this. If it's important enough when you lose it, it's important enough to back up.

David_King · 2006-09-28 #8

Hmm, not sure why this might happen, but as is said, backups are a necessity. I love my Lacie Bricks, form AND function

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	Nutrox 17 Creative Assets	2006-08-19 #2
	I'm not sure why your folder died like that, but I normally name folders in a similar way and haven't had a problem with it before, although I normally replace .com .net etc with .local Maybe .ca is a file extension recognised by your OS? That might cause a few problems.

	Renjamin	2006-08-19 #3
	Well I know windows is not to keen on having folder extentions .com and .ca etc... Remove the extension on the folder you have set and see if you can still gain access to it. I dont ever use extentions windows doesn't like. Check your Event Viewer to see if the Operating System gave any errors. I'm not sure why you would name your folders .local or anything windows doesn't recognize. Hope you resolve your issue.

	Nutrox 17 Creative Assets	2006-08-19 #4
	Originally posted by Renjamin ... I'm not sure why you would name your folders .local or anything windows doesn't recognize. ... If you are working on multiple sites then naming the folders to match the web site's url makes things a lot easier, and it's also handy when setting up host names and sub domains for running locally with Apache. I know a lot of people and companies that do the same thing.

	Renjamin	2006-08-19 #5
	Your absolutely right Nutrox, however a file in unix "rc.local" (for instance), windows would never recognize. The extension for windows is invalid. And if you name your folder Renjamin.local, Windows would never understand it. That's the point I'm making.

	AdamStacey	2006-09-27 #6
	Thanks for the help guys. I ended up not being able to retrieve the files and now for some reason I dont even see the ".ca" file... So I tried a Flash decomplier (because I had everything else on my server except for the .fla files....). But the decompiler doesn't seem to work correctly for me... I don't really have much experience with decompilers. If anyone out there wants to try to decompiler the online swf files back to .fla file please give it a try and hopefully you have better luck than me... It would save me a ton of time rather than re-creating the flas... You can download the swf files here: http://trackie.ca/SWFFiles.zip

	Matt-Norwood	2006-09-28 #7
	Also, this is a kind reminder that everyone should backup their files regularly. Even just a cheap external hard drive. Still amazes me how often most people forget to do this. If it's important enough when you lose it, it's important enough to back up.

	David_King	2006-09-28 #8
	Hmm, not sure why this might happen, but as is said, backups are a necessity. I love my Lacie Bricks, form AND function