Hello Richard, On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 19:45:38 -0500 GMT (21-Feb-20, 07:45 +0700 GMT), Richard Newman via TBUDL wrote:
[...] T>> Do you think one or the other method is safer? > I think transferring via the TBK backup is safer and cleaner > . . . when it works (it usually does). Running the Maintenance > Center first should help insure this. If it doesn't work, it is > probably because of corruptions in your files that weren't fixed by > running Maintenance. Then Peter's method of copying the data > directory over will work, quite probably bringing the file corruptions over. > Remember, you still have the original data files and, > probably/hopefully, a normal system backup of the same as insurance. FWIW, I have used the internal back-up/restore methid several times when moving to a new computer without any problems. I don't run the full Maintenance but only "Delete Duplicates" and "Compact" in order to not copy all the deleted files. I also "Empty" and "Compact" Sent, Outbox and Trash. -- Cheers, Thomas. Message reply created with The Bat! Version 8.8.9.12 (BETA) (64-bit) under Windows 10.0 Build 18363 ________________________________________________ Current version is 8.0.18 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
