On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Robin Anson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 at 09:07:21 +1100, I wrote: >> I downloaded the latest version from the Ritlabs download page, v 4.1.5 and >> installed it over my v 4.0.38. It seemed to install correctly, and it >> correctly updated 4 of my 5 accounts. However one account seemed to have >> lost all the old mails and only have the ones downloaded with this latest >> version. >> >> Each time I started TB! I also got an error message saying something like it >> had found old index files and that this seemed to indicated an older version >> had been run since the new version had been installed. I'm afraid I can't >> remember the exact wording.
I tried to installing 4.1.5 on two computers - one with OTFE and one without OTFE. In both cases, I got the same problem as described here. I cannot say whether this was fixed in 4.1.7; however, the solution is quite easy, if a bit tedious. All that you have to do is to check ALL of the directories where your mail is store (typically in your program directory or somewhere under Documents and Settings) and delete the old index files. Under OTFE, delete the EBI files (leaving only the EBN files if they are there). Without OTFE, also delete the old index files (I forget the extension just now), and leave the new index files. You can tell the difference by the date on the file - the old index files will be older. :) That's it. The next time you launch TB, you will not get any warning about old index files, and hopefully everything will run smoothly. -- jaywalker Windows XP Pro SP3 The Bat! Pro 4.1.5 OTFE ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 4.1.7.1 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
