You can use any of the following methods to salvage or purge deleted files. To purge, the user must be a trustee of the file with the Erase right. To salvage, the user must be a trustee of the file with the Create right.
Using NetStorage, the Administrator user, the Admin-equivalent user, and individual users can purge and possibly undelete NSS files that were previously deleted on the server.
Access NetStorage.
For information, see Section 9.4, Novell NetStorage.
In the left column, select the directory where the deleted files were located when they were deleted.
Click , then click .
Select the check box next to one or more files you want to undelete or purge.
Click , then click or click .
Using the Novell Client for Windows 2000/XP/2003, Administrator users, Admin-equivalent users, and individual users can purge and possibly undelete NSS files that were previously deleted on the server.
Right-click the Novell Client icon (the red N) in the notification area to display the menu.
If you want to salvage a deleted file, click > (or on older client versions), browse to locate the directory where the deleted file resided, then do one of the following:
To restore one or more deleted files, select the deleted files, then click .
To restore all deleted files in the directory, click .
When you are done, click .
If you want to purge a deleted file, click > (or on older client versions), browse to locate the directory where the deleted file resided, then do one of the following:
To purge one or more deleted files, select the deleted files, then click .
To purge all deleted files in the directory, click .
To purge the directory’s subdirectories and all deleted files in them, click .
When you are done, click .
You can also purge deleted files on Linux from NCPCON using the command purge volume. For more information, see Purging Deleted Files with NCPCON
in the OES 2 SP3: NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide.