Sven Littkowski wrote:
> - If I hadn't lost my backups folder (within the Scenes folder) I wouldn't 
> post here at all but smile happily.

I would recommend reading a bit on he web how to keep backups. A copy in the 
same folder, on the same harddisk, or the same system for that matter is not 
a backup. It is a space-wasting copy.

A simple start could be <http://tweakhound.com/xp/backup/1.htm>, another 
option would be buying a backup software (less than $100) from one of the 
large software vendors. Usually the tutorials and manuals that come with 
such software (on its CD) guide you through the process quite well.

> - Stupid or not, but why to move a person's file first-hand? That is the 
> question. make it optionally.

Because they never were your files! All what happened is that POV-Ray's 
*own* folder was moved, and you happened to be storing your data there where 
it did not belong. In fact, by your own account, you repeatedly moved it 
back where they did not belong. - You played with fire and you got burned, 
well, sorry, but you are old enough to know when not to play with fire.

> - Nothing is a reason still, to create program installations inside the "My 
> Documents" folder (same as you say that scenes should be now outside of the 
> POV-Ray folder).

Tell Microsoft. It has been explained numerous times around here (and 
elsewhere) that Vista does not always provide access to the programs folder, 
so POV-Ray had to be changed to be compatible with Vista. You should ask 
yourself why you didn't provide POV-Ray's installer with the privileges to 
install in that very folder? - In fact your whole account of what happens 
make little sense in that regard.

> - How to restore from any backups if all files in folders and sub folders 
> have been gone? Let me know, please.

Well, it would have been easy *if* you had backups. You say you have none 
and never created any, and the only person to blame for that is yourself.

	Thorsten

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