Dwight and Michael, Thank you for helping me minimize how much info I lost. While I don't do backup per se, I do save my *.ml file to a new name each week. And I have Cloud Sync so was able to recover everything until my last F9. Duh, backing up often and to multiple locations is a good thing. I intend to remember that TS On Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 8:55:06 PM UTC-5 Dwight Arthur wrote:
> Hi, TS. I have lost count of how many times I have had a computer reboot > for some reason while MLO is running. Each time, MLO will ask me whether > MLO hung or whether it was a problem outside of MLO. I've not seen a > destroyed file as a result. But your next steps are the same regardless pf > hoe the file got smashed. Basicaslly you need to find the most recent copy > of your data. I can think of three places to look: > > 1. MLO's own backups. This is what Michael is telling you about. Look at > the directory where your *.ml file is stored and try to open a subdirectory > called Backups. Find the most recently created file and try to open it in > MLO > > 2. If you are using the MLO cloud sync and if you have not sent any data > to the cloud since your restart, you can recover your data from the cloud. > Create a new blank *.ml file. Do not touch the file or its tasks, folders > etc until after you have linked to the cloud and synched. You might get a > message about an unusually high number of tasks to synch, just accept it. > After the synch your new file will be prettty close to the file you lost. > > 3. Are you backing up your Windows file system on any regular basis? If > so, find and restore the most recent backup of your *.ml file. If you > cannot open that, find and restore the immediately prior backup/ > > > -Dwight > On 3/23/2024 7:10 AM, westpointusma via MyLifeOrganized wrote: > > Hi. > > I’m an expert user of MLO, but not an expert at the system files of it. > I’ll tell you what I’d do, though. Before I do, I’ve had issues where my > computer suffers an unexpected shutdown while MLO is backing up. It backs > up and suddenly POOF…the power goes off. I restart the computer and it > tells me the file is corrupt. At that point I (and this is what I’d do were > I you): > > > > 1. Open up the backup > 2. Let it sync to MLO cloud > 3. Save it under the previous name, probably with an extra character > (I used dates) so that the original file is still there if I need it for > some reason > > > > Again, I’m not suggesting this will work for you. Just trying to be > helpful on a Friday night 😊 > > > > Michael Emerald > > > > *From:* mylifeo...@googlegroups.com <mylifeo...@googlegroups.com> *On > Behalf Of *TS OGrady > *Sent:* Thursday, March 21, 2024 10:06 > *To:* MyLifeOrganized <mylifeo...@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* [MLO] MLO won't open my file, says I need access permission > > > > After years of using MLO on my Windows 10 laptop, today I got the message > "Could not open this data file. Please check if you access permission to > it. > > > > I can open older saved *.ml files, but not my most current. I have right > clicked on the *.ml file and chosen Properties and Security and i don't see > any difference between the ML file that works and the newer one that > doesn't work. > > > > MLO was open last night when i closed my laptop, and the battery ran down, > So i had to restart it this morning. I am wondering if i corrupted the file > somehow, and how to fix it. > > thanks > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MyLifeOrganized" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mylifeorganiz...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/0a536497-089d-4347-99f0-9960ce838e31n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/0a536497-089d-4347-99f0-9960ce838e31n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MyLifeOrganized" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mylifeorganiz...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/000001da7d12%24bc52d780%2434f88680%24%40yahoo.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/000001da7d12%24bc52d780%2434f88680%24%40yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/38937b70-fd1c-4326-a020-d09dbd36db6fn%40googlegroups.com.
