On Friday, December 22, 2000, 9:49:15 AM, Don wrote:
[I'm replying on TBUDL for I'm not familiar with 1.41, and usually a
problem is solved more quickly there.]
>>> I just upgraded from a version about 5 months old and have lost
>>> all my messages in my folders. I can still see the files, but
>>> all I can see is messages from 6/6/00.
ML>> I'm afraid you have to be more specific before anybody here can help
ML>> you. Which version of TB did you upgrade from?
> Version 1.41
Ok, I started out from 1.42 beta, so I've no experience with
versions prior than that. So far as I know, there's a major change
involving message base format from 1.41 to 1.42, which caused
problem for some other people. I'll leave this to other "elders" on
the list.
ML>> Did you backup before upgrading?
> I don't know how to backup.
All you need is to copy the whole mail home directory (including
sub-dirs) to a safe place, and export the registry branch of
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RIT
There's a widely adopted batch file that could automate the process.
You just yell help and someone would give it to you.
ML>> Does this happen to all your folders (in all accounts), or just
ML>> some?
> All folders are there, but contain 0 messages.
0 messages? I though you said you could see messages since 6/6/2000?
ML>> You say you can see the files, which I assume to be those .tbb
ML>> and .tbi files, right?
> In Windows Explorer I see message.msb and .tbx files.
Ok, those the old format.
ML>> Do their file size look normal?
> Yes.
Good.
ML>> Have you tried to import from those .tbb file?
> N/A
Check the Import tool under Tool menu and you'll see you can import
from .msb files as well. Never tried it myself, though.
> I found my old install file and reinstalled the older version and my
> files were restored.
Good. I believe some other gurus would guide you to a smoother
transition.
--
Best regards,
Ming-Li
The Bat! 1.48f | Win2k SP1
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