DirectoryStorage Tools

Please note that this documentation applies to version 1.1.10, the current beta release. It recommends some command-line options that are not supported in the current stable releases.

mkds.py

A tool to create a new empty storage. Use of this tool is explained in the installation instructions.

snapshot.py

A tool to force a storage into snapshot mode. All of the following tools need to be run when the storage is in snapshot mode.

checkds.py

A tool to check for corruption.

backup.py

A tool to create a backup.

replica.py

A replication tool. New in version 1.1.

ds2fs.py

A tool to convert a DirectoryStorage to a FileStorage Data.fs.

dumpdsf.py

A tool to dump the contents of a storage file.

Salvaging data from a damaged storage

A reminder about why the backup and replication tools are a good idea.