Running the Stream Recovery Wizard

After running the Vault Consistency Wizard (VCW), you can recover any remaining orphaned stream (document content) files with the Stream Recovery Wizard. The recovered files can then be examined for valuable data and attached to documents in the vault, imported as new documents, or deleted if they are obsolete. The Stream Recovery Wizard will collect all these unattached files and place them in a folder of your choice.

To run the Stream Recovery Wizard:

1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the folder containing the Meridian executable programs. By default, the folder is located at C:\Program Files\BC-Meridian\Program.
2. Run AMStmRec.exe. The Stream Recovery Wizard appears.
3. Click Next. The What to Scan page appears.
4. Click Browse and select the vault for which you want to recover orphaned stream files.
5. Click Next. The Where to Copy Recovered Streams page appears.
6. Click Browse and select a folder.
7. Click Next. The Completing the Stream Recovery Wizard page appears.
8. Confirm the settings you selected and click Finish. The stream recovery process begins.

The recovered files will have a cryptic file name, such as {0F5092F4-CE15-11D5-0000-8FA0546EE97A} because all information about their identity has been lost. Unfortunately, identifying, renaming, and resolving the recovered files must be done manually.

Warning    It is possible to configure multiple Meridian vaults so that they use the same streams. The Stream Recovery Wizard should not be run on either vault in such a configuration and could result in the loss of streams.