On Fri, 28 Sep 2001, at 13:22:13 -0700 Melissa wrote: MR> On Friday, September 28, 2001, at 1:00:11 PM PDT, Jan Rifkinson wrote:
>> Troubles here. >> Yesterday W2K registry crapped out on me which required HD >> reformat. >> I copied the entire TB! folder prior to the crash. >> I've re-installed TB! >> I have the original folder stucture (no msgs) >> I don't have the original filters >> I can't figure out how to retrieve my original AB >> What else should I consider? MR> Hello Jan, MR> I recently did the same thing (re-format/re-install), and had no MR> trouble restoring all my mail - and my address book(s). I did have to MR> adjust a few "minor" things with my filters, and I had to "remind" TB! MR> about all my additional accounts (more on this below)... MR> I saved my entire TB! folder onto a CD-R. The *essential* folder MR> within that installation to save was "Mail". This included all the MR> account information, mail, filters, address book, and a few other MR> assorted bits. MR> Since everything saved to CD-R was converted to "read only", when I MR> copied the files over to my clean HD, I converted them back to MR> "archive". Then, I copied all the contents of the backed up "Mail" MR> folder into the new installation's "Mail" folder. Then... MR> I had to *start* to create all the accounts again in TB!, and the MR> moment I typed in the proper name for each account, the rest was MR> recognized right away by the "new account wizard", and all was well MR> again. MR> I hope this helps. MR> Melissa Hm, it is "a bit" an old message, but I didn't see any solution as one which I'd have to offer. After lots of moving around with the complete TheBat folder structure and all the mail inside, and doing same what you described here (but 20+ times for each account), I perceived that if I go to Winblows' Registry (regedit.exe) and find the registry key under [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RIT\The Bat!] and if I save it *completely* (select "RIT" or "The Bat!") as a .reg file (you can use file name "gimmie back my Bat settings Now") - only what I have to do next time is to unpack archive (I'm packing entire The Bat! folder[s] at once) and to double-click at saved .reg file. And voila, I'm just l[a]unching Bat after that and *all* is in its old good place and order. :-) It is especially handy to me since I have 20+ various accounts. I suppose it would be of some help, regardless the fact that it is a spring answer to an autumn question. :) Mandara -- ________________________________________________________ Current Ver: 1.60c FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
