When I delete the config file, I can open Mnemosyne.
There are no cards.

If I load the most recent back-up with my cards, I get the cards but no 
pictures.

Any ideas?
Thanks
David

On Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 9:54:23 AM UTC-4 Peter Bienstman wrote:

> For step 4, no need to open a backup, just directly open your database 
> default.db, in the data directory.
>
> Peter
>
> On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 3:45 PM Nick Cross <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for all of your help!  You are being very generous with your time.
>>
>> I am using Mnemosyne 2.8 on both computers.  
>>
>> 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
>>
>> I am attaching screenshots:
>> 1) I delete config.db
>> 2) I open Mnemosyne and I get an "Unable to load file, query failed" 
>> message
>> 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" message
>> 4)  I open the most recent Mnemosyne database backup from 
>> AppData\Roaming\backups folder
>> 5) Mnemosyne asks if I want to replace the current database with one 
>> restored from this backup?
>> 6) There is an unexpected error message with a lot of python stuff that I 
>> do not understand
>> 7) "Fatal error detected: Failed to execute script mnemosyne"  message
>>
>> Any ideas?  Am I missing a step?
>>
>> THANKS
>>
>> On Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 8:43:29 AM UTC-4 Peter Bienstman wrote:
>>
>>> 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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