[ZODB-Dev] HOWTO recover from Data.fs.tmp

[Benji York]

Juan Pablo Giménez wrote:
> El lun, 02-10-2006 a las 19:41 +0200, Dieter Maurer escribió:
>> Juan Pablo Giménez wrote at 2006-9-29 18:23 -0300:
>> >    I have,
>> >
>> >        Plone 2.1.2, 
>> >        Zope (Zope 2.8.6-final, python 2.3.5, linux2), 
>> >        Python 2.3.5 (#1, Apr 11 2006, 16:55:30) [GCC 3.3.5 (Debian
>> >        1:3.3.5-13)],
>> >        
>> >
>> >    For some reason zope stop writing at Data.fs about a week ago. Now i
>> >have a Data.fs with 1 week older data and a Data.fs.tmp with, I hope,
>> >the new data... 
>>
>> I fear you are out of luck...
>>
>> "Data.fs.tmp" usually only contains the last transaction (although,
>> it may not free unused space at the end).
> 
> but... that's a bug... why zope keep writing in .tmp file if we can't 
> recover nothing from there?!?!...

Why is it a bug?  A .tmp file is just that, temporary.  It's not a backup.
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Benji York
Senior Software Engineer
Zope Corporation