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I am reviving this thread as I am now using the latest (v4.2.9.1.) version but I see that the problem with synchronizing (via .TBK backup files) still persists.

I have to use bigg one's advice to get the job done every time as the .TBK files are always aborting with a corrupt file message

This is VERY frustrating and I would have thought that RITLabs would have sorted this bug out by now. It's not that it's a far-fetched function to want to backup/restore one's message base.... It's an everyday task for lots of users.

What puzzles me is why the backup files should be "corrupted" at all ????

Any ideas? Advice?

PS: I am using the same version on both PCs
13 August 2009 23:05:33, Costas Giannakenas.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic6951/message29622/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic6951/message29622/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:05:33 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Corrupted Backup files? Restoration (sometimes) stops with corrupted file error in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
Marek Yes it is the same version.... always 3.99.29

bigg one I haven't tried doing what you suggest - well not for the purpose of synchronizing anyway.

I will follow your advice and yes... RAR is great  
04 January 2009 14:39:44, Costas Giannakenas.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic6951/message26507/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic6951/message26507/ Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:39:44 +0200 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Corrupted Backup files? Restoration (sometimes) stops with corrupted file error in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
a more simple and error-proof method is to simply zip or rar your mail folder on the first PC and then extract it on the other PC overwriting existing files (theBat should be closed on both PC's when you do that).

With rar you can customize this, for example archive only files modified in the last X days so that files that haven't changed since the last sync will be skipped and a smaller backup will be created. Also rar compression is much better, you can add a recovery record etc.

I always backup my mail and sync TB installations between PC's with WinRar, never had a problem.
03 January 2009 00:58:30, bigg one.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic6951/message26494/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic6951/message26494/ Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:58:30 +0200 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Corrupted Backup files? Restoration (sometimes) stops with corrupted file error in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
are You restoring TBK in same version it was created in?
02 January 2009 19:54:16, Marek Mikus.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic6951/message26490/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic6951/message26490/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:54:16 +0200 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Corrupted Backup files? Restoration (sometimes) stops with corrupted file error in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
This is a problem I have been having on and off when restoring TB backup files (.tbk) on another PC.

I do my work/home synchronizing with this "method" and have been doing this for some years. I create my .TBK file and then just restore it on the other PC. transfer is done using a USB flash drive.

However I sometimes get a message when restoring that my .TBK file is corrupted and restoration stops. I have used 4 different USB Flash drives (512MB, 1GB, 2GB and 4GB) and this problem has occurred in all 4 cases.

Also I always use safe USB removal and in the last year I use an app called USB Safely Remove.

This is not a critical problem per se but it can be frustrating sometimes (i.e. when restoring on a Friday evening before a weekend at home.. I've had to go back to work for another backup at times)    

So I thought I'd mention it here and see if anyone else has had a similar problem  

PS: last but not least.... Happy New Year everyone!  
02 January 2009 18:17:52, Costas Giannakenas.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic6951/message26489/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic6951/message26489/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:17:52 +0200 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client