Hello Richard, On Monday, August 28, 2017 you wrote:
RN> Hello Jack, RN> 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? RN> Basically the answer to your question is yes. RN> RN> First I would make a "new current backup" vs one of your RN> monthlies. Make sure that backup includes Account Properties, RN> Folders with Messages, Address Books, Global Options and RN> Attachment Files. RN> RN> Then restore only Folders with Messages from your 6 month old RN> backup. The will keep account properties, address books and RN> global options in sync with your current settings. RN> RN> Once you search/find for your missing email decide how you RN> want to restore your latest messages from the "new current RN> backup". RN> RN> 1) If you do nothing to the Folders with Messages from your 6 RN> month old back and restore Folders with Messages from the "new RN> current backup" you will probably end up with duplications. RN> If you use Folders Remove Duplicates the program may or RN> may not remove duplicates. By my experience, many RN> duplicates will remain. RN> RN> 2) If you do #1 and have more duplicates than you like, delete RN> all non-standard folders in each account and delete all RN> messages in standard folders other than your original missing RN> message. That should give you essentially a "blank" TB set-up RN> with all of your account properties, address books and global RN> options. RN> Now if you restore Folders with Messages from your RN> "new current backup" you should have everything back RN> to where you started plus the missing message. RN> RN> I avoid searching for an old message in TB backups, I bcc all RN> outgoing and incoming email to a Gmail account that I RN> established just for backups. You may want to consider that RN> for the future. It's a faster method of recovery. Wow. Thanks Richard. Your answer was one of the most informative and easily understood answers I've had in a while. I have found that TB! tech support via this list beats anything else. I don't have the problem I described, it was just an easy way to get my message across in an understandable way, and I see it worked. It has happened in the past and I'm sure it will happen again so your answer will be invaluable in bailing me out when it does happen. -- Regards, Jack LaRosa Central Alabama USA Using TB! 6.0.12 OS: Windows, ________________________________________________ Current version is 7.1 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
