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Q201394: PRB: Only Project Folders Restored from Archive

Article: Q201394
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600
Last Modified: 01-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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An attempt to restore an archive to a location other than where it was archived
from causes the SSRESTOR utility to report

  <project/file path> does not exist and the archive file contains only
  version ranges

and only the project structure of the archived files exists in Visual SourceSafe
Explorer.

CAUSE
=====

You tried to restore an archive that contains earlier versions of projects/files
but not the latest versions.

Visual SourceSafe uses Reverse Delta technology to store only the latest version
of a file, along with the information to recreate older versions of the file
when needed. When you archive using the -v switch option, you only archive the
changes.

RESOLUTION
==========

Archive and restore the remaining versions of the file or project prior to
restoring the archive that contains the earlier versions. Use the rollback
function if you only want the earlier versions saved to the new location.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
================

Archiving with the -v switch is best used to remove old versions of files in
order to recover disk space or to make the Show History command work more
quickly (because it will have fewer versions to display). To move whole projects
to different databases while preserving history, archive and restore the entire
project.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
---------------------------

1. Archive a file or files using the -v switch.

2. Try restoring the archived files to a different Visual SourceSafe database.

REFERENCES
==========

For more information about archiving and restoring projects/files, search using
the keywords "archiving" and "restoring" in Visual SourceSafe Administration
Help.

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q176875 INFO: The Primary Functions of Ssarc.exe and Ssrestor.exe

  Q176909 HOWTO: Move a VSS Database or Project to New Location

Additional query words: kbDSupport archive restore version

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Keywords          : kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600 kbSSafe500
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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