[OSM-talk] Argh! Just deleted lots from OSM by mistake

[Etienne]

If you have saved the mini.osm file then it will contain all the deletions
tagged with action='delete'.

It should be possible to manipulate the file to be able to reinstate the
deletions.

If you have the mini.osm file then the situation should be recoverable.

Etienne

On 7/31/06, matthew-osm at newtoncomputing.co.uk <
matthew-osm at newtoncomputing.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've just made a big mistake with OSM... I deleted a load of data from my
> local
> copy in JOSM so that I could save a mini .osm file for converting with
> osmarender (too big, and inkscape crashes). Then I forgot what I had done,
> made
> a few changes, and uploaded... :-(
>
> I realised after a while, as it was taking so long, and cancelled.
>
> Can the data be reverted in some way?
>
> I have a local copy in another .osm file, so I could upload again, but it
> would
> be cleaner if it is possible to undo in the database directly. I guess it
> could
> have taken out some chunks of the M1, most of Leicester, and bits of the
> A14.
>
> :-(
>
> I won't upload anything else for now, so it will be the last change that I
> made.
>
> Sorry if this causes lots of problems, and for being such an idiot.
>
> --
> Matthew
>
>
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