Stacey, a reformat is not the same as a reset. A reformat wipes out all
data. A reset sets all settings to factory defaults as if you had just
installed the firmware.

Many thanks.

On 7/19/2010 4:51 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote:
> Raul,
> I don't need to rereformat, but I have a question. If you do this, does
> it set evrything to defaults?
> What I mean is, does the vs look like it would when you first buy it.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 3:47 PM
> Subject: [GWN] email crashes and a possible solution
> 
> 
>> Hello Vicky and all. The mailinfo.txt file is a control index file which
>> keeps a list of all your emails. If your mailbox is empty, the
>> mailinfo.txt file may not exist or may be empty. From time to time this
>> file gets corrupted and/or out of sync to what is really there. If
>> corruption happens, it can cause the crashes of the email program. To
>> fix the email crashing, do the following.
>>
>> 1. Close all programs.
>>
>> 2. Open the file manager and press enter on flashdisk.
>>
>> 3. Navigate to the email folder and press enter on it.
>>
>> 4. Press enter on each mailbox which is causing the crash and navigate
>> to the mailinfo.txt file and delete it.
>>
>> 5. Close the file manager and start your email program.
>>
>> When the email program launches and sees that a mailbox has messages,
>> but no mailinfo.txt file, it will recreate it and it will match what you
>> have. Now things should work correctly.
>>
>> I've been thinking of the many messages on the email troubles some of
>> you are having. My thinking is that if the above steps have been
>> followed and the problems are still happening, perhaps it may be time to
>> check the flashdisk for errors. To do this, connect the Sense notetaker
>> to a PC and open the properties of the flashdisk drive. Go to tools and
>> then to check disk. After checking the disk, if problems are found and
>> corrected, give it a try and see if the lock up problems go away. If
>> not, I'm afraid it may be reformat time. Note that doing a reformat will
>> completely wipe out the flashdisk. So only do this after backing up your
>> existing data. If you read kb1090 at www.gwmicro.com/kb1090 you can find
>> out how to make a backup of all your flashdisk content. Once you have
>> done this, assuming you are using 5.5 firmware, choose the format item
>> under utilities and choose the flashdisk. Follow the prompts to reformat
>> the drive and once it is finished, feel free to copy in your backup
>> files. Now give the email program a try and things should work the right
>> way.
>>
>> Many thanks.
>>
>> On 7/18/2010 10:53 AM, Vicky Collins wrote:
>>> Well, of course Raul knows exactly how this is supposed to work. 
>>> But, just testing things here, I, after moving any of my EML files
>>> containing the emails I wanted to save from my inbox and sent folders
>>> to another folder on my flash disk, deleted both the mailinfo.txt
>>> files.  Then, I hit the reset button.  However, in continuing to
>>> watch when my mailinfo.txt file got created, I didn't see it get
>>> created in the inbox folder until I had actually received an email
>>> after doing the receive new mail command.  And, although I did send a
>>> test message, I never did see a mailinfo.txt folder be created in my
>>> sent items folder, and still haven't after sending a few more email
>>> messages.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Steve Gladstone" <[email protected]>
>>> To: unknown <[email protected]>
>>> Date: Saturday, Jul 17, 2010 2:06:53
>>> Subject: RE: [GWN] speaking of the email folders
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Are we suppose to have mailinfo.txt files in our inboxes and sent
>>>> boxes? And
>>>> if we don't, how do we put them there?
>>>> Thx
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Mike Freeman [mailto:[email protected]]
>>>> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 11:52 PM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: [GWN] speaking of the email folders
>>>>
>>>> Nope; that's correct.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vicky Collins"
>>>> <[email protected]>
>>>> To: <[email protected]>
>>>> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 12:24 PM
>>>> Subject: [GWN] speaking of the email folders
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I have a mailinfo.txt file in my inbox folder, as well as one in my
>>>>> sent
>>>>> items folder, but none in my outbox folder.  Is this supposed to be
>>>>> correct?  Or, somewhere along the way, have I perhaps copied this
>>>>> file to
>>>>> my sent items folder by mistake?
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