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Lost virtual folders

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:43:56 +0300

Lost virtual folders in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
Thanks for that.

I restored "all" the files in TB!'s root mail folder from a backup, and after a refreshing all the virtual folders everything seems OK.
28 August 2008 16:43:56, Nick Dutton.

Lost virtual folders

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:24:42 +0300

Lost virtual folders in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
in \\ there are two files named ACCOUNT.FLB and ACCOUNT.~FLB. They are normally identical so probably ~.FLB is a backup copy of .FLB
Try (with theBat closed) to rename
ACCOUNT.FLB to ACCOUNT_FLB.BAK or sth like that,
make a copy of ACCOUNT.~FLB and rename it to ACCOUNT.FLB

This may eventually help, as modifying a virtual folder settings changes ACCOUNT.FLB, and when theBat is closed it copies it to ACCOUNT.~FLB

Or if you have a backup of the account folder, try restoring this and maybe other files.
27 August 2008 22:24:42, bigg one.

Lost virtual folders

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:12:14 +0300

Lost virtual folders in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
My PC shutdown suddenly today and upon restart all but my account folders were missing.

Using L recovered some of the directories, but none of my many virtual folders. (But only after I'd created a test new folder at the root level, for some reason)

I'm keen to get them back as:

- I spent a lot of time fine tuning the virtual folders

- There are directories for them on disk that prevent me from naming my new ones as I'd like.
I'm reluctant to delete them until I know that I can't recover them.

This is the first time that TB! has let me down in many years... and I'm being mocked by Outlook users. It's tough.

Any ideas?

TIA,

Nick.

(Version 4.0.28.1 on XP SP3)
27 August 2008 19:12:14, Nick Dutton.