Re: Need Advice on Backing Up and Reinstalling

[Thomas Fernandez]

Hello MFPA,

On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:51:39 + GMT (18-Feb-14, 03:51 +0700 GMT),
MFPA wrote:

>> 2. What files will I need to back up?

> I would back up the whole TB! mail directory, the whole TB! program 
> directory, and the relevant registry key. But that is probably 
> overkill.

I have used the internal backup and restore function in TB! when
moving to a new computer, with no problems at all.

On the new computer (in this case, after formatting and reinstalling
Windows), download the installer and it will ask you whether you want
to restore from a backup. Point it to the backup file, and you'll have
a clone of your previous TB!, with fodler, filters, settings and of
course mails. For all accounts that you backed up. Even your licence
will have been backed up and restored.

Can't be more convenient.

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Re: Need Advice on Backing Up and Reinstalling

[MFPA]

Hi


On Monday 17 February 2014 at 2:21:11 PM, in
, Mike Greenbaum wrote:


> I called Dell support, and after trying a number of
> other workarounds, they've decided that my Windows 7
> has become corrupted--or at least some files on it
> have--and I need to have the operating system
> reinstalled.

> They will work with me on this, but obviously it means
> I'm going to have to reinstall all my programs after
> the operating system is re-done, and that includes The
> Bat!

It is possible to re-install Windows without having to reinstall all 
rour programs.




> My questions are three:

> 1a. Will I be able to reinstall the same version of The
> Bat? It has given me no problems, and I seem to be
> reading that people are having problems with version 6.
> I still have the thebat_pro_4-2-44.msi file from when I
> originally installed it and I do have my Key Block.

Make sure you keep copies somewhere other than your hard drive, just 
in case. Although, 4.2.44 is still available for download from 
. And you 
might possibly be able to get RitLabs to re-send the key if you have 
the same address it went to originally. 



> 1b. If I have to use a newer version of The Bat! are
> there any changes I need to know about that will affect
> my ability to retrieve my mail from the backups?

You should be OK if you keep a copy of thebat_pro_4-2-44.msi file and 
your licence Key Block. The changes are supposedly only a problem if 
you try to revert back to the earlier TB! version. 



> 2. What files will I need to back up?

I would back up the whole TB! mail directory, the whole TB! program 
directory, and the relevant registry key. But that is probably 
overkill.




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Re: Need Advice on Backing Up and Reinstalling

[Jernej Simončič]

On Monday, February 17, 2014, 15:21:11, Mike Greenbaum wrote:

> I called Dell support, and after trying a number of other
> workarounds, they've decided that my Windows 7 has become
> corrupted--or at least some files on it have--and I need to have the 
> operating system reinstalled.

Have you tried entering the product key from the sticker under the
notebook? Usually this works around the problem.

> 1a. Will I be able to reinstall the same version of The Bat? It has
> given me no problems, and I seem to be reading that people are
> having problems with version 6. I still have the
> thebat_pro_4-2-44.msi file from when I originally installed it and I do have 
> my Key Block.

Yes, it should work without problems.


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Re: Need Advice on Backing Up and Reinstalling

[Rick]

MG> I am currently using The Bat! version 4.2.44.2 on a PC with a Windows 7 
operating system.

MG> I received an error message this morning saying that my copy of
MG> Windows 7 was not a genuine one. It is genuine and came loaded on my laptop 
from Dell.

MG> I called Dell support, and after trying a number of other
MG> workarounds, they've decided that my Windows 7 has become
MG> corrupted--or at least some files on it have--and I need to have
MG> the operating system reinstalled.

MG> They will work with me on this, but obviously it means I'm going
MG> to have to reinstall all my programs after the operating system is
MG> re-done, and that includes The Bat!

MG> My questions are three:

MG> 1a. Will I be able to reinstall the same version of The Bat? It
MG> has given me no problems, and I seem to be reading that people are
MG> having problems with version 6. I still have the
MG> thebat_pro_4-2-44.msi file from when I originally installed it and I do 
have my Key Block.

MG> 1b. If I have to use a newer version of The Bat! are there any
MG> changes I need to know about that will affect my ability to
MG> retrieve my mail from the backups?

MG> 2. What files will I need to back up?

MG> ---My mail directory setting in Preferences lists: %APPDATA%\The
MG> Bat!\   I assume this means my mail directory is in
MG> C:\Users\MSG\AppData\Roaming\TheBat!\Janus1 where MSG is my user
MG> name and Janus1 is my mail account name. I already back up my
MG> Users\MSG directory every night to an online backup site called IBackup.

MG> ---In addition, I do an automatic daily backup to a file called
MG> C:\TheBatBackups\Batbackup2.tbk This daily backup is set to back
MG> up all address books and all accounts. This also is sent every night to the 
IBackup site.

MG> ---Is there anything else I need to back up in order to retrieve
MG> all my mail after I reinstall TheBat!?

MG> 3. After I reinstall TheBat! I will copy my backed up Users\MSG
MG> file onto my computer. Do I also have to restore the .tbk file to
MG> The Bat! or will just moving the previous User folder be enough?

MG> Thanks for any help.

Let  the  more  knowledgeable chime in but there was a database change
with v5 and if you run v5 or later, it is not backwardly compatible

Back  up your RIT reg key and put it in your mail folder then ARCHIVE
it  and  move  it somewhere off the machine, or at least the C:\ drive
The  Bat's  backup  can be flakey. I tried it and had about a third of
the files unusable and unable to restore them

Check your private mail in about 5 minutes for something that may make
all this moot :)


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conceptual thinking, the conceptual word, which has so unfortunately divided 
man.
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Need Advice on Backing Up and Reinstalling

[Mike Greenbaum]

I am currently using The Bat! version 4.2.44.2 on a PC with a Windows 7 
operating system.

I received an error message this morning saying that my copy of Windows 7 was 
not a genuine one. It is genuine and came loaded on my laptop from Dell.

I called Dell support, and after trying a number of other workarounds, they've 
decided that my Windows 7 has become corrupted--or at least some files on it 
have--and I need to have the operating system reinstalled.

They will work with me on this, but obviously it means I'm going to have to 
reinstall all my programs after the operating system is re-done, and that 
includes The Bat!

My questions are three:

1a. Will I be able to reinstall the same version of The Bat? It has given me no 
problems, and I seem to be reading that people are having problems with version 
6. I still have the thebat_pro_4-2-44.msi file from when I originally installed 
it and I do have my Key Block.

1b. If I have to use a newer version of The Bat! are there any changes I need 
to know about that will affect my ability to retrieve my mail from the backups?

2. What files will I need to back up?

---My mail directory setting in Preferences lists: %APPDATA%\The Bat!\   I 
assume this means my mail directory is in 
C:\Users\MSG\AppData\Roaming\TheBat!\Janus1 where MSG is my user name and 
Janus1 is my mail account name. I already back up my Users\MSG directory every 
night to an online backup site called IBackup.

---In addition, I do an automatic daily backup to a file called 
C:\TheBatBackups\Batbackup2.tbk This daily backup is set to back up all address 
books and all accounts. This also is sent every night to the IBackup site.

---Is there anything else I need to back up in order to retrieve all my mail 
after I reinstall TheBat!?

3. After I reinstall TheBat! I will copy my backed up Users\MSG file onto my 
computer. Do I also have to restore the .tbk file to The Bat! or will just 
moving the previous User folder be enough?

Thanks for any help.


Mike
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