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I was sent a dbase with the instructions to first do a Backup and Restore and then open it in MobileSheets (I own the paid version). I did a Backup and Restore but the dbase is not listed in my Library. Incidentally, when doing the Backup and Restore I had allowed MobileSheets to delete existing files (I think that was how it was worded). I can't figure out how to access/open the dbase. Am I missing a step?
I can see the dbase in my Internal Storage folder with the Type listed as BIN file. I next tried to Import the file from there, but that didn't work ("Unsupported file type selected").
I've spent hours trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong, but nothing I found online seems to address this particular instance.
Thank you.
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I've never used it but there is an 'Expose Database File' in Settings>Storage.
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A MobileSheets backup file is not a .bin file - it's a .msb file. You would generate that under Settings->Backup and Restore->Backup Library, and then restore that on another device under Settings->Backup and Restore->Restore Library from Backup. The database file itself is a .db file. While you could just replace the .db file in the storage location with a different file, if the PDFs aren't located in the storage location that it's linked to, then every song would fail to load.
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Now you have me confused - did you use the backup functionality with an empty library and then restore that empty backup file? Or are you saying that other person created a .msb file for you and you are restoring that under Settings->Backup and Restore->Restore Library from Backup?
You are mentioning the database, but that only applies if you have a SQLite database file which has a .db file extension. You said you have a file with a .bin extension, so I don't even know what that is or how it was created. Can you get that other person to create a .msb file for you? Then you can restore that under Settings->Backup and Restore->Restore Library from Backup.
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08-03-2024, 03:57 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-03-2024, 03:57 AM by Zubersoft.)
I performed those actions but don't see it in my library.
Can you please explain what you mean by this? Are you saying you can't find the .msb file when using the file browser, so you can't select it? Or are you saying that you restored the backup file successfully but aren't seeing something you are expecting in the library? Where did you save the .msb file on the device?
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I'm glad to hear that - thanks for following up.
Mike