Near disaster averted with 5.0.8
Hi Now I don't know how this came about, but thank goodness for backups! I installed 5.0.8 last weekend, unbeknown to me there is an option in the Additional Folder Properties to Remove Old Messages on Exit. This box was ticked, I am positive I didn't tick it, but the other two options to designate either the maximum number of stored messages or the number of days to keep messages in the base were NOT ticked. Nonetheless all my messages in the Inbox were removed the first time I exited V5.0.8, all 16,000 of them! Worryingly I couldn't recover them by browsing deleted messages they had vanished forever. Thankfully my weekly system backup had the message base file intact so it turned out to be a relatively simple process to import the message base for that folder. Needless to say I've been through ALL the folder properties to make sure the option is unticked, but as to how got ticked in the first place is a bit of a mystery. Be warned! -- Best regards Barry barryh'at'kentra'dot'co'dot'uk Using TheBat! version 5.0.8 and AntispamSniper 3.2.6.4 Current version is 4.2.42 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Near disaster averted with 5.0.8
Hello all, Thursday, April 14, 2011, Barry wrote: Now I don't know how this came about, but thank goodness for backups! one user reported something similar and as we checked this, message base stayed on drive, but in different folder name - translated one. For example Inbox messages appeared in Prichozi folder, what is czech translation of Inbox. This translation is used in program and not for real folder name, but maybe some problem appeared and real folder name was changed even folder name in program not. -- Bye Marek Mikus Czech support of The Bat! http://www.thebat.cz Using the best The Bat! 5.0.8 under Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 with MyMacros,XMP,AnotherMacros, AntispamSniper v 3.2.6.4 Notebook Thinkpad, Core2 Duo 2.40 GHz, 4 GB RAM Current version is 4.2.42 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
