Moving to the right list for some follow up ...

> Having been running Firebird for many years without a single problem, I've just
> lost a database!
>
> Firebird 2.5.1 on Linux
> Went to back up the database so I could move it over to another machine to work
> on. I got an error
> page 1 is of wrong type (expected 2, found 9) during the backup ( via

Flamerobin )

>
> Trying to reconnect I got - file not found - and now there is no sign of the
> file in the folder!
>
> The automatic backup had failed as well, so I'm back with an earlier version,
> and everything else seems to be running fine on the machine. Several other
> websites are fine.
>
> So 'what the f has happened and why?'

Alexey posted ...

I think it's well-known problem with database file at Linux
http://www.ib-aid.com/articles/item70
See "Disappeared” files on Linux/Unix/HP-UX/...

But this is the first time I've even heard of this and now I need to establish
what I did wrong. The database was not 'replaced', it had been created from a
backup of the development machine and has been running for a couple of weeks
only. Since I have a number of more critical (i.e. Larger) sites running on the
same machine what do I need to do to prevent problems. I DON'T restore over an
existing file, I will always create a new file and rename the alias so how is a
'replace' created?

Also was the problem with the backup a result of the problem, or did it cause it?

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