Athena Server Operations makes regular tape backups of the contents of
most lockers.  These backups are intended for restoration in the event
of a file server crash.

If an important file has been lost or damaged, it may be possible to
have a backup copy of the locker containing this file restored from
tape.  This can be done for user home directories, as well as other
types of lockers.  Such restores will be done as time permits by Athena
Operations staff, and you can expect a turn around time of up to one
week on these requests.

To submit a request, send mail to afsreq@mit.edu containing the full
pathname (e.g., /mit/joeuser/www/home.html) of the file(s) that you
would like restored, as well as an approximate range of dates when
the file(s) were on disk. Please keep in mind that if a file did not
exist overnight, then it most likely was never backed up, and cannot be
restored.

If the accidental deletion has taken place today, see the OldFiles
stock answer:
  http://web.mit.edu/answers/unix/afs/afs_recover.html

Restores processed by request are not placed in the original locker, but
in a separate location, to allow you to incorporate the lost data at
your convenience.  When the restore request is completed, you will be
notified by mail as to where you can find the restored files.

Last Modified 6/8/2007