I've Lost My Database Files
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 6:13 am
Hi all,
Out of the blue today I found that Coolector believes I have only 32 movies in my database, rather than the thousands I have. I can't understand how this could have happened, because I follow the procedures for opening, entering and saving database entries the same each time I access Coolector.
I read and followed the suggestion in the Help section, whereby I substituted a backup file for the active Coolector File, renaming and deleting etc. When I rebooted the program then told me I had NO movies in my database!
From what I've written in my instruction book, I understand that all new inclusions are "automatically" included in a back up file - which I assumed happened with no input from me. After entering a new movie I clicked on the Red RH cross and exited the program.
You can appreciate that me entering accurately some 3000 movies into a new database just isn't possible. From what I've described, can anyone suggest a course of action I could take?
As a guide, the Backup files in the folder "Backups" have a file size of 4-6Kb total each, except for one file that shows 1.6Mb. Can someone tell me what this might signify?
I'm a happy, long time user of Coolector, and I fancy this problem might have happened to me some time ago. If so, unfortunatley I can't locate reference to a solution, either in my handwritten notes, or from the Coolector Help section.
Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I would hate to lose my records of movies. TIA for your co-operation.
Out of the blue today I found that Coolector believes I have only 32 movies in my database, rather than the thousands I have. I can't understand how this could have happened, because I follow the procedures for opening, entering and saving database entries the same each time I access Coolector.
I read and followed the suggestion in the Help section, whereby I substituted a backup file for the active Coolector File, renaming and deleting etc. When I rebooted the program then told me I had NO movies in my database!
From what I've written in my instruction book, I understand that all new inclusions are "automatically" included in a back up file - which I assumed happened with no input from me. After entering a new movie I clicked on the Red RH cross and exited the program.
You can appreciate that me entering accurately some 3000 movies into a new database just isn't possible. From what I've described, can anyone suggest a course of action I could take?
As a guide, the Backup files in the folder "Backups" have a file size of 4-6Kb total each, except for one file that shows 1.6Mb. Can someone tell me what this might signify?
I'm a happy, long time user of Coolector, and I fancy this problem might have happened to me some time ago. If so, unfortunatley I can't locate reference to a solution, either in my handwritten notes, or from the Coolector Help section.
Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I would hate to lose my records of movies. TIA for your co-operation.