Can someone explain this to me?
I am having problems using the file & settings transfer wiz & would like
to
extract the files from the .dat file that it created.
I have a folder called fastconv on the root of my C drive that I have
downloaded fastconv.exe to & the file that was collected, IMG00001.DAT
that
I am trying to extract.
WTF is it with the [ ] < > symbols?
Are these included in the command or what?
HELP!
How to Use the Fastconv Extraction Tool
To extract files with the Fastconv Extraction tool, use the following
command at a command prompt (where <files_to_include> are the files that
you
want to extract, <files_to_exclude> are the files that you do not want to
extract, <source_store> is the source store, <destination_store> is the
destination store, and <temp_store> is the tem****ary store):
fastconv [/v] [/i:<files_to_include>] [/e[:<files_to_exclude>]]
/s:<source_store> /d:<destination_store> [/t:<temp store>] [/k]
Description of the Switches
This section describes the switches that are used in the "How to Use the
Fastconv Extraction Tool" section in this article:
- /v Verifies only the store and does not extract files. This switch
does,
however, verify if the compression is in good condition for all of the
files
that are included and not excluded. Use this switch to verify that the
store
is in good condition. If you specify both the /v and /d switches, the tool
displays an estimate of the space that is needed to extract all of the
files
from the store, along with the number of files that the store contains.
- /i Specifies the files to be included for decompression. The
<files_to_include> parameter is a pattern and all matching files are
included for decompression. If you do not use the /i switch, all files are
considered to be included. Note that you can use multiple /i switches.
- /e Specifies the files to exclude from decompression. The
<files_to_exclude> parameter is a pattern and all matching files are
excluded from decompression. If you use only the /e switch, all files are
excluded.
Note You cannot use multiple /e switches.
A good use for this switch is if a corrupted file is in the store, and you
want to exclude that specific file from decompression. For example, if you
run the tool with /v switch and the store is in good condition, the tool
finishes successfully. If a file in the store is damaged, you receive an
error message about the damaged file, and the tool quits unexpectedly. The
file mentioned in the error message is the file that you want to exclude.
For instance, if you run the Fastconv /v command, and then you receive an
error message about the 00001017.dat file, you start the tool again with
the
/e switch. To do so, type the following command:
"fastconv /v /e:00001017.dat" (without the quotation marks) If the tool
finishes successfully, run the tool with the same /e:00001017.dat switch
but
without the /v switch to extract all the files from the store except the
00001017.dat file.
- /s Specifies the source store location.
- /d Specifies the destination store location.
- /t Specifies the tem****ary storage folder. Note You must specify a valid
tem****ary folder.
- /k Prevents the tool from erasing the tem****ary files when it is
finished.
The /k switch is useful when corruption on the FSTW store touches the
Transdb.dat file from inside the store. The Transdb.dat file maintains the
link between original file names and the names inside the store. If the
Transdb.dat file is corrupted, you cannot recover it. However, when you
use
the /k switch, the extracted files remain in the tem****ary folder. Even if
you do not know the original names of the files, you can attempt to
understand what each file was.
- /? Lists the available command-line switches and description about each
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