Hello Jack,
Monday, August 28, 2017, 1:55:44 PM, you wrote:
JSL> could I restore from a 6 month old backup and search for an
JSL> email, then restore from the most current backup to bring me back
JSL> to where I was?
Basically the answer to your question is yes.
First I would make a "new current backup" vs one of your
monthlies. Make sure that backup includes Account Properties,
Folders with Messages, Address Books, Global Options and
Attachment Files.
Then restore only Folders with Messages from your 6 month old
backup. The will keep account properties, address books and
global options in sync with your current settings.
Once you search/find for your missing email decide how you
want to restore your latest messages from the "new current
backup".
1) If you do nothing to the Folders with Messages from your 6
month old back and restore Folders with Messages from the "new
current backup" you will probably end up with duplications.
If you use Folders Remove Duplicates the program may or
may not remove duplicates. By my experience, many
duplicates will remain.
2) If you do #1 and have more duplicates than you like, delete
all non-standard folders in each account and delete all
messages in standard folders other than your original missing
message. That should give you essentially a "blank" TB set-up
with all of your account properties, address books and global
options.
Now if you restore Folders with Messages from your
"new current backup" you should have everything back
to where you started plus the missing message.
I avoid searching for an old message in TB backups, I bcc all
outgoing and incoming email to a Gmail account that I
established just for backups. You may want to consider that
for the future. It's a faster method of recovery.
--
Best regards,
Richard mailto:the...@newmangroup.com
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