After copying the directory, delete config.db first, that should help. Also
make sure you're using the latest version of Mnemosyne.

Cheers,

Peter

On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 2:25 PM Nick Cross <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello,
> Thanks for helping me out.
>
> I deleted the data directory on the new computer and copied the data
> director on the old computer to the new computer.
> ... \AppData\Roaming\Mnemosyne
>
> When I open Mnemosyne on the new computer, I get a series of error
> messages.
> 1) Could not create default ...dba media
> 2)  Previous drive letter no longer available
> 3) If you are using a USB key, refer to the instructions on the website so
> as not to be affected by drive letter changes
> 4)  It then tries to open the Mnemosyne database from the Program Files
> (x86) Mnemosyne folder
> 5) If I cancel, there is an unexpected error message
> 6) Failed to execute script mnemosyne message
>
> I am attaching the screen shots.  The file is called "Series of Error
> Messages"
>
> If I try to open at step 5 the most recent back-up  from this folder on
> the new computer
> ... \AppData\Roaming\Mnemosyne\backups
> I also get error messages.
> The file with screen shots is called "Cannot load a backup" .  I get
> another series of messages
> 5) When I try to open the Mnemosyne databases, I go the
> AppData\Roaming\Mnemosyne\ folder
> 6) I select and open the most recent backup
> 7) Mnemosyne asks if I want to replace the current database with one
> restored from this backup?
> 6) I get the unexpected error message
> 7) Failed to execute script mnemosyne message
>
> Any ideas?
> Thanks!
>
> On Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 3:10:53 AM UTC-4 Peter Bienstman wrote:
>
>> Normally, if you add pictures to Mnemosyne using the built-in method
>> (popup menu after right-click on the card), Mnemosyne copies the files to
>> default.db_media, and only stores a relative link to the image (i.e. the
>> link will read <img src="image.png">, without the full path). That way,
>> just copying your entire data directory 
>> (C:\Users\*David*\AppData\Roaming\Mnemosyne)
>> is enough to get everything working out of the box.
>>
>> If you manually edited the picture paths, then that's of course a
>> different story.
>>
>> However, the error message you post has nothing to do with pictures. I
>> suggest you just delete again the data directory
>> ...\AppData\Roaming\Mnemosyne on your new computer, and copy the entire
>> data directory again from your old computer to the new computer. If you
>> haven't manually edited image paths on your old computer, that should work
>> out of the box.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 2:38 AM Nick Cross <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Before I begin, I would like to thank you for creating Mnemosyne.  I am
>>> an English speaker who struggled with languages and your program changed my
>>> life. Using Mnemosyne every day for past 11 years and adding new vocabulary
>>> every week for the last five years.  As a result, I now have a very good
>>> understanding of French. I am now a bilingual and I lead French-speaking
>>> teams!   Thanks!
>>>
>>> I looked because I am sure that others have already faced this problem.
>>> Unfortunately, I am not seeing anything.
>>>
>>> Basically, I have a new Windows computer and I have cannot access the
>>> pictures for my old cards on the new computer.
>>>
>>> The first thing I did was copy all of my pictures to the new Windows
>>> computer.
>>>
>>> Next, I downloaded Mnemosyne 2.8 and installed it on the new
>>> Windows computer.
>>> Setup put Mnemosyne into the following folder:
>>> C:\Program Files (x86)\Mnemosyne
>>>
>>> When I check, my new computer puts the data in this location:
>>> C:\Users\*Family*\AppData\Roaming\Mnemosyne
>>>
>>> My old Windows computer had my data in this location:
>>> C:\Users\*David*\AppData\Roaming\Mnemosyne
>>>
>>> Since this is different.  I copied the most recent back-up to this
>>> location:
>>> C:\Users\*Family*\AppData\Roaming\Mnemosyne
>>>
>>> The good news is that I can now access my back-up deck of cards!  Yay!
>>>
>>> The bad news is that my cards cannot access the pictures that go with
>>> the cards.  I am attaching a screen shot of a single card with 3 pictures
>>> on it.
>>>
>>> Since my new computer has a different User name.  The location of of my
>>> jpg and png files on the new Windows computer is here:
>>> C:\Users\*Family*\Pictures\Mnemo
>>> I tried creating a new folder with the same name as the old folder.  I
>>> copy everything into the new folder.
>>> C:\Users\*David*\Pictures\Mnemo
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, I am still not able to access the photos.
>>>
>>> The workaround could be that I methodically adding the pictures to the
>>> cards on the new computer each time they reappear.  Unfortunately, the
>>> folder with all of my pictures has is 471MB and contains 10,898 files.
>>> Yikes!  This approach will take me 10 years.
>>>
>>> Is there any easy way to tell Mnemosyne on the new Windows computer
>>> where to find the photos?
>>>
>>> THANKS
>>> Nick
>>>
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