powermail-discuss Digest #2658 - Tuesday, July 10, 2007
once again
by "Marlyse Comte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: once again
by "Matthias Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: once again
by "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: once again
by "Marlyse Comte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: "Your database file has not the expected format"
by "Brian Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: once again
by "Alan Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: once again
From: "Marlyse Comte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 17:40:05 -0500
Alright, I've done it in the past, but to make sure I'm not doing
something wrong, I looked it up in the PM manual and it states clearly :
"launch PowerMail with the option- and command-keys down. This will
invoke PowerMail's built-in recovery facility known as PowerMail First Aid."
I have said so in the past and now again - this does NOT work for me
(any longer).
I can try it from the dock or in the Finder, I hold down the keys before
even touching the PM icon, just to make sure I'm "fast enough" (who
knows, maybe age IS beginning to show).
No matter what I try, First Aid will NOT launch.
Using PM 5.5.2 and have this problem probably since 5.2 - and now I need
it, got a fat folder but no unread messages in there.
Any ideas why PM just refused to open in First Aid mode?
Thanks,
---marlyse
---marlyse
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Subject: Re: once again
From: "Matthias Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:46:07 +0900
Marlyse,
it works perfectly for me.
I start PM and then I press cmd option and immediately the repair dialog
comes up.
I run PM 5.5.3 which is the current version I believe on Mac OS 10.4.10
on a G4 Powerbook.
all the best
Matthias
Am/On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 17:40:05 -0500 schrieb/wrote Marlyse Comte:
>Alright, I've done it in the past, but to make sure I'm not doing
>something wrong, I looked it up in the PM manual and it states clearly :
>
>"launch PowerMail with the option- and command-keys down. This will
>invoke PowerMail's built-in recovery facility known as PowerMail First Aid."
>
>I have said so in the past and now again - this does NOT work for me
>(any longer).
>
>I can try it from the dock or in the Finder, I hold down the keys before
>even touching the PM icon, just to make sure I'm "fast enough" (who
>knows, maybe age IS beginning to show).
>
>No matter what I try, First Aid will NOT launch.
>
>Using PM 5.5.2 and have this problem probably since 5.2 - and now I need
>it, got a fat folder but no unread messages in there.
>
>Any ideas why PM just refused to open in First Aid mode?
>
>Thanks,
>---marlyse
>
>
>
>---marlyse
>
>
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Subject: Re: once again
From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:01:57 +0100
Try dragging your copy of Powermail to the trash and installing a fresh,
up to date copy. You won't lose any mail, as it is kept in the
'Powermail Files' folder in the 'Mail' folder in your 'Home' folder. The
only thing you have to watch is to transfer your latest Spamsieve
application from within the Powermail app folder, if you keep Spamsieve
bang up to date.
I have had very occasional spurious problems that have been solved this way.
Don't forget to repair disk permissions afterwards. Go>Utilities>Disk Utility
HTH
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Cheers,
Cotty
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Subject: Re: once again
From: "Marlyse Comte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:59:09 -0500
thanks Cotty for the suggestion, as I was asking for any ideas how to
solve the problem - I am not doubting that it will work for (most) others.
as I've just completely re-installed my powerbook a couple of months
back - like, FRESH installed, nothing migrated - I SHOULD be good, but
at this pint I think I'll try trashing all prefs and app and re-install
from scratch, lets see if that does the trick.
---marlyse
------------ former message(s) quotes: -------------
>Try dragging your copy of Powermail to the trash and installing a fresh,
>up to date copy. You won't lose any mail, as it is kept in the
>'Powermail Files' folder in the 'Mail' folder in your 'Home' folder. The
>only thing you have to watch is to transfer your latest Spamsieve
>application from within the Powermail app folder, if you keep Spamsieve
>bang up to date.
>
>I have had very occasional spurious problems that have been solved this way.
>
>Don't forget to repair disk permissions afterwards. Go>Utilities>Disk Utility
>
>HTH
>
>--
>
>
>Cheers,
> Cotty
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Subject: Re: "Your database file has not the expected format"
From: "Brian Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:31:19 -0500
>Subject: Re: "Your database file has not the expected format"
>From: "Marlyse Comte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 19:05:56 -0500
>
>I had the exact same error today after a computer crash. After the
>message it stated also that my Index file was corrupt and if I wanted to
>re-index, which I did. The crash cost me todays email but else all seems
>now fine, I did not come across any further errors as you describe.
>
>Did you try launching PM in maintenance mode?
>
>Anyways, before fiddling any further with the database, I'd make a
>backup copy of what you have currently... just in case.
>
>---marlyse
I made several backups right after the message appeared. ;)
I was finally able to get recovery to come up; doing everything but a
low level rebuild fixed the problem.
Brian
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Subject: Re: once again
From: "Alan Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:26:26 -0700
Marlyse
You might just see if something else is somehow changing the "state" of
the option and command keys. I don't have any real suggestions, but I
have noted that often when I launch Parallels Desktop for Mac the state
of the command key is somehow reversed--other programs think the key is
down when it is up, and vice versa. You might log in with the shift key,
to at least turn off auto-launched programs.
Wish I had more help I could offer.
Alan
On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 17:40:05 -0500 Marlyse Comte said:
>Alright, I've done it in the past, but to make sure I'm not doing
>something wrong, I looked it up in the PM manual and it states clearly :
>
>"launch PowerMail with the option- and command-keys down. This will
>invoke PowerMail's built-in recovery facility known as PowerMail First Aid."
>
>I have said so in the past and now again - this does NOT work for me
>(any longer).
>
>I can try it from the dock or in the Finder, I hold down the keys before
>even touching the PM icon, just to make sure I'm "fast enough" (who
>knows, maybe age IS beginning to show).
>
>No matter what I try, First Aid will NOT launch.
>
>Using PM 5.5.2 and have this problem probably since 5.2 - and now I need
>it, got a fat folder but no unread messages in there.
>
>Any ideas why PM just refused to open in First Aid mode?
>
>Thanks,
>---marlyse
>
>
>
>---marlyse
>
>
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