Hi,
I just switched MS to another laptop using the backup/restore functions.
I succeeded in having my dbases restored correctly, but only after some tweaking.
The restore did not function the way I thought it would, so I don't know if it's a bug,
or the result one should expect. Here is what was found.
I use many sub-directories of the MS folder to store my files, mp3, pdfs, csvs, pro, jpg, etc.
Of course the MS "Storage/Manage files" option is unchecked. After a restore, all my files were restored in the main MS folder
and not in the sub-directories they resided in before backup; the sub-directories were not created at all.
However, all the sub-directories for mp3s were created correctly.
There were no files in these sub-directories because mp3s were not chosen to be part of the backup,
this would have taken too long with too big a backup file, in my opinion.
The work around for the missing files was easy, just erasing the contents of the MS folder and copying the files from the previous computer into the MS folder. Then just using the "Fix Broken file paths" got everything back to normal.
It was not a big problem, but I thought restore would create all the appropriate folders and put the files in there.
Still unsure if this is a bug or just my misunderstanding.
FWIW,
Sincerely,
DAn
I just switched MS to another laptop using the backup/restore functions.
I succeeded in having my dbases restored correctly, but only after some tweaking.
The restore did not function the way I thought it would, so I don't know if it's a bug,
or the result one should expect. Here is what was found.
I use many sub-directories of the MS folder to store my files, mp3, pdfs, csvs, pro, jpg, etc.
Of course the MS "Storage/Manage files" option is unchecked. After a restore, all my files were restored in the main MS folder
and not in the sub-directories they resided in before backup; the sub-directories were not created at all.
However, all the sub-directories for mp3s were created correctly.
There were no files in these sub-directories because mp3s were not chosen to be part of the backup,
this would have taken too long with too big a backup file, in my opinion.
The work around for the missing files was easy, just erasing the contents of the MS folder and copying the files from the previous computer into the MS folder. Then just using the "Fix Broken file paths" got everything back to normal.
It was not a big problem, but I thought restore would create all the appropriate folders and put the files in there.
Still unsure if this is a bug or just my misunderstanding.
FWIW,
Sincerely,
DAn