Aptik restore mistep......HELP

[Glockdoc]

Ok, I have made what I think is a serious blunder...


I have used aptik before to move settings from 1 machine to another with no problems. Tonight I set up a new laptop with Mint, installed aptik, plugged in my usb, and promptly clicked on 1 click back up instead INSTEAD of 1 click RESTORE.

is there any way to recover the previous back up and restore from it? I do not see anywhere to select which back up to restore from.

Dumb mistake as I was mulit tasking and doing this while answering questions from craigslist posts =((

The other machine is in Thailand and I am in Vegas so I can't just do a back up from that machine.

The good news is windows is wiped from the new laptop! LOL

Thanks in advance, J

[Cosmo.]

There is hardly a choice, as the old files have not simply been deleted (n this case there might be a chance by using testdisk), but overwritten. You should really avoid to do multitasking in case of system critical tasks - or even better, you should also for such export files create a backup.

[Glockdoc]

Thanks Cosmo. That is pretty much what I thought......on BOTH trains of thought.

Linux is a learning curve. I could have my wife boot up the machine at home( in Thailand ), run aptik, email me the file, etc, etc......

Decided it was just easier to set up the new system.

Thanks again for the info.

JC